Surge in ‘Phantom Hacker’ Scams Targeting US Senior Citizens, FBI Warns

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned about the rise in "phantom hacker" scams targeting senior citizens in the United States. The term, although sophisticated in name, represents an evolved and multi-layered version of "traditional" tech support scams. These scams comprise a combination of impersonation scams including fake tech support,  government officials and representatives at pseudo-financial institutions to gain the victim's trust. The targets of these scams experi