Liz Weston: Will You Be a Scam Artist’s Next Target? Believing that fraud can’t happen to us — because we’re too smart, logical or informed — may make us more vulnerable. Successful scam artists skillfully overcome our defenses and get us into emotional states that override logical thinking, says Ka… Read More…

Beware of Tax Scam Emails and Phone Calls, IRS Warns Months after business owners and other taxpayers have filed their returns with the IRS, thieves try to scam people out of money or personal information. Read More…

Russia Tells Google Not to Advertise ‘Illegal’ Events After Election Protests Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said on Sunday. Read More…

British Airways Computer Problem Strands 20,000 British Airways canceled more than 100 flights to and from London airports and delayed many others Wednesday after its check-in systems were hit by computer problems, stranding about 20,000 passengers. Read More…

US Urges Increased Caution for Americans Visiting Hong Kong The U.S. government on Thursday stepped up its warnings to travelers to Hong Kong because of increasing violence surrounding pro-democracy protests in the Chinese city. Read More…

Chinese Government Hackers Suspected of Moonlighting for Profit One of the most effective teams of Chinese government-backed hackers is also conducting financially-motivated side operations, cybersecurity researchers said on Wednesday. Read More…

Ex-FBI Official Andrew McCabe Sues Over His Firing Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire, sued the FBI and the Justice Department on Thursday over his firing. Read More…

Amazon’s Alexa Comes Under Scrutiny of Luxembourg Privacy Watchdog Luxembourg’s privacy regulator has asked Amazon for information regarding its Alexa voice assistant, an indication of rising regulatory unease over companies’ use of personal data. Read More…