Eric Council, Jr. will spend two years in prison for an identity theft scheme that led to a false post by the SEC on X that ...

Council’s plea was entered before U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson in the District of Columbia. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years ...

Eric Council, aka "Ronin," of Alabama, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft.

For the second consecutive year, 2009 saw a substantial increase in online crime complaints, according to the annual Internet Crime Report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

Users of iPhones and Android devices nationwide have received an important warning from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), advising them to delete certain text messages immediately.

Friday's announcement depicts a coordinated network behind the burglaries, which involves the group creating "fences" to ...

The deal mandates that FBI officials be given 48 hours' notice before any public disclosure, allowing them to challenge the release in court.

Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the ...

The fraud schemes consumers will encounter in 2025 are not new, but it has become more sophisticated in technology and ...