The FBI says criminals are posing as its own Internet Crime Complaint Center — fake agents, deepfake videos, and spoofed .gov look-alikes — to target people who already lost money to a scam once.
Category: Consumer Rights
Scams, data breaches, recalls and billing practices — what happened, who is affected, and the concrete steps to protect yourself.
Consumer Rights Sep 16, 202612,883 Sick, Two Dead, and No Positive Sample: What the Cyclospora Outbreak Left Behind
The CDC closed the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in U.S. history without ever finding the parasite in a lettuce sample. Here is what that means for the next one.
Consumer Rights Sep 15, 202675-Year-Old Loses Rs 2.75 Lakh to Fake Wedding Invite Link
The scam arrived looking like good news. A 75-year-old retired auditor from the Pune Municipal Corporation clicked a malicious link inside what appeared to…
Consumer Rights Sep 14, 2026FBI: Fake Delivery Texts Run Through 10,000 Look-Alike Domains
The FBI says delete the fake delivery texts. The FTC warns of QR codes pasted over parking meters and clone car dealer sites.
Consumer Rights Sep 14, 2026FBI: Delete Fake Delivery Texts Tied to 10,000 Domains
The FBI says fake package-delivery texts run through 10,000+ look-alike domains. Plus: Revolut customer data leaked as attackers demand 10,000 BTC.
Consumer Rights Sep 13, 2026Revolut Tricked Into Giving Hackers Passports, Bitcoin Data
Revolut handed hackers passports and Bitcoin histories of wealthy clients. Also: fake iPhone Duo sites, and a Conti coder sentenced to 4 years.
Consumer Rights Sep 12, 2026150 Million Driver’s License Records Exposed in IDScan Breach
150 million driver’s license records may be exposed in an IDScan breach, Revolut leaks customer data, and a Cisco flaw rated 10.0 is under attack.
Consumer Rights Sep 11, 2026ShinyHunters Leaks Cell Tower Gate Codes for 5.2M Records
ShinyHunters dumped tower gate codes as iPhone 18 Pro pre-order scams ramp up, BRICS Summit gets a cyber advisory, and a Conti coder gets 4 years.