Most scam texts are easy to spot, but this one feels different. At first glance, the message looks polished and uses official branding that signals credibility. It also includes technical details that ...

Bipartisan SCAM Act targets fraudulent ads on social media Bill follows Reuters report revealing that Meta internally projected huge revenue from scam ads Legislation would require platforms to verify ...

PCWorld reports that cybercriminals are exploiting Microsoft Power BI’s legitimate notification feature to send convincing phishing emails from genuine Microsoft addresses. These fake payment alerts ...

There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their allow list—is delivering scam spam. According to an Ars reader, the address on ...

To find SML’s beginnings, you have to go back to ETA, a cocktail bar in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The space opened in 2016, thanks to the work of James Bygrave, Ryan Julio, and ...

A robocall scam is targeting hundreds of thousands of consumers each week, with fraudsters impersonating employees of Walmart in an effort to obtain people's personal information, according to a ...

An ongoing scam involving robocalls directed at people who’ve shopped at Walmart is now the target of the Federal Communications Commission. Last week, the agency demanded that SK Teleco -- the voice ...

A powerhouse quintet with deep ties to L.A.’s experimental music universe breaks jazz wide open on its second album, blurring the lines between live improv and post-production sorcery. Save this story ...

A new scheme seeks to convince individuals that their Social Security numbers may be suspended due to criminal activities, the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration ...

Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, who both worked at Meta, are launching a new nonprofit that aims to bring transparency to an increasingly opaque, scam-filled social media ecosystem. When billionaire ...

The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition. The Los Angeles quintet was born ...

The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said I might be a victim of fraud. His supervisor would explain. Credit...Jordan Speer Supported by By Michael Wilson “Please hold,” the caller ...