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A man posing as a federal agent scammed a Des Plaines woman out of $8,000 last week, police said. The impostor called the woman on April 5 and said he was with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and t...

Some 73 million former and current AT&T account holders are being notified that sensitive information, like full names and social security numbers, has been leaked onto the dark web as

Amazon impersonators stole $27 million in a year. Here’s how : Rashtra News Karl Tapales | Moment | Getty ImagesCon artists pretending to be Amazon employees scammed Americans out of $27 million from July 2020 through June 2021, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.These fraudsters were part of a "business impersonator" scam. Criminals pose as

WATERTOWN — The Watertown Police Department posts the following Incident Report for January, 2024.

A Des Plaines woman’s Social Security number was stolen and used to file a fraudulent income tax return, police said Monday. The fake return was filed Feb. 15. The scam was discovered by the IRS, wh...

The United States and the United Kingdom have disrupted one of the world's most prolific cybercrime gangs, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday.

The two men were found guilty on Tuesday and each face 20 years in prison.

The two men were found guilty and each face 20 years in prison.

Law enforcement agencies are dismantling Lockbit's ransomware operations and have issued five indictments, three arrest warrants, and made two arrests so far.

The U.S. Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies disrupted LockBit actors' ability to attack networks, steal data and extort victims.