Scam groups use fake investments, crypto fraud, and social media manipulation to deceive victims across platforms like ...

WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers worldwide, according to its parent company, Meta ...

Meta took down 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts tied to scam operations on Tuesday after victims reported financial fraud schemes. The company said many of the scam sources were based in ...

If you've noticed an increase in suspicious job offers and fraudulent messages on WhatsApp recently, you're not alone.

Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what ...

The paper noted that Meta is "reluctant" to add friction to its ad-buying process and that the company "balks" at banning advertisers, even those with a history of conducting scams.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is struggling to control the rise of cyber scams on its platforms and is a " cornerstone of the internet fraud economy," the Wall ...

Andy Stone, a spokesman for Meta, said that addressing scams on its platforms requires collaboration between banks, governments, law enforcement and telecom companies.

On today's show, how one bar owner fell victim to a Facebook scam and if big tech could do more to protect small business owners from increasing cyber attacks. Read Stephan's original piece. Related: ...

"It's alarming to see how easy investment scam ads — which have cost some consumers their life savings — can be created and disseminated on Meta platforms," said Bonta in a news release.

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined 42 other AGs in sending a letter to Meta urging it to combat scam advertisements on its platforms. Sunday said the scams use images of ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking for Meta to take action against fake investment ads on Facebook. Jackson is making the request to Meta with 41 other ...