Fake CAPTCHA scams trick users into opening command windows and pasting malicious scripts, installing StealC malware that steals passwords silently.

It's hacker versus scammer. Scam baiter Jim Browning beats call center scammers at their own game. He’s able to hack their ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly using fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into enabling malware and scam notifications. Security experts warn the tactic is spreading rapidly through ads, pirated ...

Last July, Edmonton police got a tip about ongoing cyber crimes from a network of ethical hackers, also known as scam baiters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scam often arrives from a close friend. (Anna Barclay via Getty Images) WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ ...

This scammer thought he was stealing another easy $40,000. Instead, he ended up begging for his own computer back. After ...

Brian Mason with the Edmonton city police Virtual Investigations Section speaks to the media about "ethical hackers" on ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - There’s a new scam exploiting a common security tool online. Scammers are using fake CAPTCHA prompts to try and download malware on your computer. When browsing online, you’ve ...

Edmonton police say they partnered up with “ethical hackers” to prevent more than $42 million in losses to scammers. The Edmonton Police Service says the partnership with the so-called “scam baiters” ...

Jim Browning is a software engineer who gains access to scammers' computers and CCTVs by hacking into their networks.