The latest PayPal attack warning dropped into my email from the folks at KnowBe4 this week, informing me to be aware of a scam that purports to be from PayPal and is even delivered from a genuine ...

A new scam called ghost tapping is spreading across the country. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that scammers are using this tactic to steal money from people who use tap-to-pay credit cards ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated November 1 with details of a click-to-contact threat ...

Contactless payment, also known as tap-to-pay, has become a fast, easy, and relatively common way to complete a transaction using your smartphone or credit card. It relies on Near Field Communication ...

Contactless payments were supposed to make checkout lines faster and safer, but criminals are now exploiting the same tap-to-pay tech to skim money from distracted shoppers. A tactic known as "ghost ...

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 ...

DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community about a new fraudulent tap-to-pay scam. This is a new type of scam for the community that has “not likely ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tap to pay has become one of the most convenient ways to make purchases for consumers and also the target of scammers across the country. The Better Business Bureau issued a ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — It’s known as a tap-and-pay scam, and it’s flourishing across Chicago, costing victims thousands of dollars. Earlier this year, WGN Investigates reported how a Hyde Park man lost ...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office warned the public about “Apple Pay Scams,” which involve a text notifying the user of a suspicious apple pay sign in and asking the user to ...

More recently, Lance Johnston, a recent college graduate, lost $4,000 in West Town. After leaving a doctor’s office, Johnston was approached by a group of men who said they were collecting money for a ...