Internal documents show how Meta adjusted ad transparency systems to limit regulatory scrutiny of AI-driven scam advertising.

Agency buyers who manage portfolios of Google Ads and Merchant Center accounts are being targeted by sophisticated scam artists who hijack those accounts, drain client funds and sometimes lock out ...

Meta's ad machine is under fresh scrutiny after internal projections suggested that a double digit share of its 2024 revenue could be tied to scams and banned products, a slice of business worth tens ...

Meta's ad revenue is set to soar, with scam and banned-product ads projected to account for a whopping 10% in 2024, translating to a staggering $1.6 billion.

Google says the group’s tools enabled scammers with little technical skill to impersonate agencies like the IRS and the USPS ...

Google LLC today outlined details on how it’s stepping up its strategy to fight the rapid expansion of global scam operations through a combination of legal action with support for several U.S.

Citing internal company documents reviewed by Reuters, the report says the social media giant adopted tactics to make fraudulent ads harder for regulators to ...

Google filed a lawsuit today against alleged China-based operators behind "Lighthouse," a phishing platform it says fuels the toll-payment text scam flooding U.S. phones. Why it matters: Scam networks ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Many of the ads featuring the perfect holiday gifts on your social media feed may be scams. Nicole Schneller learned that the hard way. She clicked on an ad for Sugar Reverse drops ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated November 9 with further warnings from Google regarding ...

Over the past few years, YouTube has been hit with a series of cryptocurrency scams. In 2020, the company faced at least 18 lawsuits over it.

When something goes wrong with your bank account or delivery, your first instinct might be to type the company name into Google and call the first customer service number you see. But that simple ...