October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. With advances in artificial intelligence, online scams are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect.

According to the FBI, Americans lost $16.6 billion to online scams in 2024, a 33% increase from the year before. Phishing scams were among the top three cybercrimes reported by victims.

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“Cybersecurity is a growing concern for many Americans and people all over the world,” Google technology expert Jennifer Jones said.

According to Jones, package tracking scams

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