Lisa Sturgis

1 week ago | fox5vegas.com | Lisa Sturgis

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - It’s a tough time to be a student borrower. Last month, the Department of Education announced it would resume collection on defaulted student loans for the first time in five years. That announcement promises to impact the more than 360,000 student borrowers across the state and in the Las Vegas Valley. To make matters worse, bad actors lurk in the background hoping to profit from debtors’ desperation. So, how do you fend them off while keeping the collectors at bay?

2 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Lisa Sturgis

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Phishing scams still swim through the cracks despite all the security nets most email services and organizations have in place to stop them. It turns out, you are the last and best line of defense when it comes to cybercrime. Security filters look for specific text patterns, file formats, or links known to be suspicious. Cybercriminals bypass those filters by hosting malicious files on legitimate file-sharing services, like Dropbox or Google Drive.

2 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Lisa Sturgis

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Those digital codes you get on your phone when you log on to some sites and services are designed to prevent fraud. But now bad actors are using those same codes to perpetrate a crime. Here’s how it works: You’ll get an email or test message with a device code for a site or service you use regularly. It’ll look just like the real thing, but it’s fake. It’ll instruct you to click a link and log in. But, cybercriminals have attached their email address to yours.

2 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Lisa Sturgis

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Criminals even target those tasked with busting them! The FBI is now warning colleagues, government workers, and senior supervisors that malicious actors are using artificial intelligence-generated voice memos to impersonate senior U.S. officials. These “vishing” messages specifically target current and former government workers. Agents say the sender starts by building a rapport and gaining trust.

3 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Lisa Sturgis

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Cybercriminals have figured out how to access your PayPal account, and that could give them access to all your sensitive information. Here’s what to look out for: You’ll get a legitimate invoice email from PayPal -- but the clever criminals have attached their email address to yours. When you click the link inside the email, you inadvertently attach their email address to your account. That gives them access to your user credentials and your banking information.