The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.

ROCHE HAS MORE. SO WHEN THE FBI IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT A SCAM, THEN YOU KNOW IT’S GOT TO BE SERIOUS. WE OFTEN REFER TO THIS ONE AS THE COMPUTER SCAM, BUT THE FBI IS CALLING IT THE PHANTOM HACKER ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. New Yorkers have just been warned to beware an attack that has stolen ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a dramatic increase in the "phantom hacker" scam, which is targeting senior citizens and costing them their life savings. This scam ...

The phone rings late at night. A calm, authoritative voice identifies itself as a government agent, a bank representative, or perhaps even a family member in desperate need. For millions of retirees ...