There has been a huge increase in the number of businesses reporting extortion attempts by drug cartels in Mexico.

The majority of foreign and domestic companies in Mexico say security has either improved or remained unchanged from last year, and almost half expect more improvement within five years.

An alleged $6 billion money-laundering cyber network that helped hide illegal transactions worldwide has been busted.

Only 17 percent of Canadian organizations have a specific definition of insider threats, and 19 percent have employee training on recognizing and preventing it.

A massive scheme among insurance agents, claims adjusters, brokers and farmers to defraud the federal crop insurance program has been uncovered by Federal investigators.

More than 2 million complaints were submitted to the FTC last year, and identity theft topped the list for the 13th consecutive year.

Tax identity fraud could cost the U.S. $21 billion over the next five years, and violent crime is taking advantage of the ease of the crime.

$200 million-worth in automobiles, electronics and gold was purchased on some 25,000 fraudulent credit cards in an 18-person crime ring, prosecutors allege.

The Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year. What are the top 10 scams for 2012?