Before you click "purchase" on a Black Friday online deal, you may want to think twice. As millions of Americans search apps and websites for deals, experts warn that consumers should be on the ...

How did the online scam industry take root in Southeast Asia, and how did it grow to such massive proportions? On October 14, the U.S. government announced one of its most significant operations ...

Amid a surge in jury duty scam calls, a new investigative unit has been created in Fairfax County to tackle the problem. Special Agents Aaron Waple and Richard Buisch are laser focused on tracking ...

Maybe this holiday season, you'll get a call from a loved one — a child away at college, a grandchild, your niece in Virginia — and they'll tell you exactly what they want for Christmas. And, well, ...

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — During the holiday season, it’s important to stay vigilant to avoid scams. Law enforcement and finance officials say scams spike during the end of the year, with an increase in ...

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...

Roblox Corp. executives have been trying to get advertisers to market their wares in the gaming platform’s virtual worlds ...

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...

Trading items is a core part of "Roblox" community experience, allowing players to exchange Limited and Limited U items, build collections, and increase their in-game wealth. However, with the ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...