Cybercrime Losses Pass US$9.5 Trillion Dollars in 2024 – Per Cybersecurity Ventures/MasterCard – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-10-21T11:28:52-04:00October 18th, 2025|♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, 2025, Analytics & Information, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analysis, Insights, Special Reports, ♦ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCAMS|0 CommentsRead More
Buried Cell Phones/Smartphones & Hidden Cameras – New Cybercrime – Cyber Surveillance by Local Criminals – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-06-13T04:33:39-04:00June 13th, 2025|♦ CYBERSECURITY, 2025, Cyber Basics, Cybercrime, Insights, Local Scammers, Local Scams/Fraud, NORTH AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, ♦ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCAMS, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|1 CommentRead More
Clone Phishing – Email Scam – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-24T21:24:09-04:00April 24th, 2025|♦ SCAM WARNINGS & ALERTS, 2025, BEC Business Email Compromise / CEO Scams, Cybercrime, Email & Phishing Scams, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Spotting Scammers, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, ♦ ONLINE SAFETY, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|0 CommentsRead More
New Danger: Instant Smartphone Apps Scams – Data Mining and Phishing at the Same Time – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-17T09:33:29-04:00April 17th, 2025|♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS, 2025, Cybercrime, Financial Fraud & Scams, Insights, Online Safety, Phone Scams, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK|0 CommentsRead More
Why Young Adults and the Elderly are Most Vulnerable to Cybercrime – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-04-01T21:03:25-04:00April 1st, 2025|♦ PSYCHOLOGY OF SCAMS, 2025, Cybercrime, Insights, Psychology of Scams, Victimology|0 CommentsRead More
Fighting Scams, Fraud, and Cybercrimes in the United States Government – Updated 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-02-24T05:51:28-05:00February 24th, 2025|♦ LAW ENFORCEMENT - JUSTICE - INVESTIGATION, 2025, Government Programs & Projects, Governmental Entities & Agencies, Insights, Law Enforcement Agencies, NORTH AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, ♦ GOVERNMENT POLICY LAWS & REGULATION|0 CommentsRead More
The Hidden Crisis: Why Scams and Cybercrime Deserve Greater Global Attention – 2025SCARS Institute Editorial Team2025-03-25T00:29:04-04:00January 18th, 2025|♦ EDITORIALS & COMMENTARY, 2025, Cybercrime, Government Policies, Insights, ♦ ABOUT ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, ♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS, ♦ ABOUT SCAMS, ♦ ABOUT SCARS, ♦ ABOUT VICTIMS OF SCAMS, ♦ ADVOCACY & ACTIVISM, ♦ SCARS ADVOCACY|1 CommentRead More
Social Engineering – An Updated Overview – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-11-16T01:36:55-05:00November 15th, 2024|♦ PHILOSOPHY OF SCAMS, 2024, Cybercrime, Insights, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Social Engineering, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, ♦ SCAM BASICS, ♦ SCAMPEDIA: CATALOG OF SCAMS|0 CommentsRead More
Brazil – An Overview of Scams Scammers & Cybercrime – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-25T00:37:21-04:00October 25th, 2024|♦ BRIEF HISTORY OF SCAMS, 2024, Culture Of Scamming, Cybercrime, Insights, LATIN AMERICA SCAMS & SCAMMERS, Organized Crime, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY|0 CommentsRead More
AI-Driven Hyper-Targeted Scams – The New Threat – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-13T08:42:50-04:00October 13th, 2024|♦ AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 2024, AI - Artificial Intelligence, AI-Driven/AI-Enabled Scams, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analysis, Hyper-Targeting, Psychology of Scams, Special Reports, Victimology, ♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More
Are We Doomed? AI (Artificial Intelligence) and the United States – a Report – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-13T07:09:45-04:00October 13th, 2024|♦ GOVERNMENT POLICY LAWS & REGULATION, 2024, AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS, AI - Artificial Intelligence, Special Reports, ♦ AI - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE|0 CommentsRead More
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Fatigue Attacks – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-10-02T19:19:22-04:00October 2nd, 2024|♦ CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Cybercrime, ♦ SPOTING SCAMS - ANTI-SCAM TIPS CLUES & RED FLAGS|1 CommentRead More
Volt Typhoon – Chinese State-Sponsored Cybercriminals Targeting The United States And The World In Cyberwar – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-04-01T11:18:51-04:00April 1st, 2024|♦ CYBERWAR & CYBERWARFARE, 2024, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Analysis, Cyberwar & Cyberwarfare, Insights, YouTube Video, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More
A Brief History of Malware, Malicious Code, And Computer Viruses – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-03-27T11:02:27-04:00March 27th, 2024|♦ CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Bot Attacks, Cybercrime, Insights, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware|0 CommentsRead More
The Age Of AI (Artificial Intelligence) And New Fraud Patterns – 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-03-24T06:08:34-04:00March 24th, 2024|♦ CRIMINOLOGY / VICTIMOLOGY, 2024, AI - Artificial Intelligence, Cybercrime Analysis, Insights, Scammer Techniques & Methods, Social Engineering, Technology Of Scamming|0 CommentsRead More
Urban Legend: I Am Not Worth Scamming Or Hacking! 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-02-22T07:52:48-05:00February 22nd, 2024|2024, Insights, URBAN LEGENDS, ♦ URBAN LEGENDS MYTHS & FALSE INFORMATION|1 CommentRead More
Negotiating Ransomware, Data Breach, & Cybercrime Payments 2024SCARS Institute Editorial Team2024-01-06T06:35:09-05:00January 6th, 2024|♦ CYBERSECURITY, 2024, Data Theft & Data Breaches, Extortion / Ransom / Sextortion, Insights, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware|0 CommentsRead More
Clickjacking – A Growing Threat From Scammers 2023SCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-11-24T11:41:22-05:00November 24th, 2023|♦ CYBERSECURITY, 2023, Cyber Basics, Insights, Social Engineering, ♦ ONLINE SAFETY|0 CommentsRead More
Malvertising Dangers!SCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-07-29T19:28:08-04:00July 29th, 2023|♦ ONLINE SAFETY, 2023, Insights, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|1 CommentRead More
Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attack – Scam BasicsSCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-06-27T05:38:29-04:00June 27th, 2023|♦ SCAM BASICS, 2023, Cyber Basics, Insights, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More
OTP-Based Fraud – Scam BasicsSCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-06-26T20:02:42-04:00June 26th, 2023|♦ SCAM BASICS, 2023, ATO - Account Takeovers, Cyber Basics, Insights, ♦ CYBERSECURITY, ♦ HOW SCAMMERS OPERATE, ♦ HOW SCAMS WORK|0 CommentsRead More
Juice Jacking – Scam BasicsSCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-06-26T15:13:41-04:00June 26th, 2023|♦ SCAM BASICS, 2023, Cyber Basics, Insights, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More
The Biden Administration Announced Their Goals For Cybersecurity & CybersafetySCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-03-03T07:10:10-05:00March 3rd, 2023|♦ SCARS ADVOCACY, 2023, Government Policies, Politics & Scamming - Political Advocacy, Special Reports|0 CommentsRead More
Fraud: Threat to National SecuritySCARS Institute Editorial Team2023-02-07T00:31:54-05:00February 7th, 2023|♦ GOVERNMENT POLICY LAWS & REGULATION, 2023, Government Policies, Politics & Scamming - Political Advocacy|0 CommentsRead More
BazarCall Scams: Call Centers Playing A Roll In Phishing & Ransomware AttacksSCARS Institute Editorial Team2022-10-31T11:06:33-04:00October 31st, 2022|♦ HOW SCAMS WORK, 2022, Email & Phishing Scams, Malware / Viruses / Ransomware, Phone Scams, Special Reports, ♦ CYBERSECURITY|0 CommentsRead More