Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

YouTube has a big problem with scammers hijacking channels and streaming fake videos of Elon Musk in order to promote crypto scams. Credit: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Is there any end in sight to fake ...

YouTube, the most widely used video streaming site, provides millions of hours of free content though with advertisements. Although it is not necessary to create a YT account, it makes the experience ...

What just happened? When it comes to scams that use faked footage of celebrities, few are as popular as Elon Musk. A deepfake of the billionaire was used in a YouTube Live broadcast, telling viewers ...

In my computer service business, we regularly get calls from users that have been scammed. Some have let a remote scammer onto their computer and get their data/passwords stolen, while some get taken ...