The same scams are proliferating in the inboxes of every author I know.  While I can’t 100% prove these fraudulent emails are ...

Cybercriminals are moving beyond email scams and into social media feeds, using tutorial-style videos on TikTok and Instagram to spread malware and steal credentials ...

A suspicious username, often similar to a real username (like “contact12” for a scammer impersonating a company’s customer ...

The promise of earning easy money from home is attracting millions of internet users every day. Social media platforms are increasingly flooded with advertisements claiming that people can make quick ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I thought it was honest, but it was not honest." That's Harsh Nanda of Hickory, summarizing both the hopeful beginning and the ...

Whether we were ready for it or not, generative AI technology has circulated far and wide across the internet. Most of the major tech brands are pushing their own AI-powered tools and assistants, and ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. This voice experience is ...

Chinese speakers in the US are being targeted as part of an aggressive health insurance scam campaign, the FBI warns.… In telephone calls carried out in Chinese, the scammers reel in targets under the ...

The WhatsApp logo appears on a smartphone screen and as a background on a computer screen in this photo illustration in Athens, Greece, on August 6, 2025. WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts ...

Online scams have evolved from a consumer protection issue into a global security threat. The numbers are staggering: scams are part of a $10.5 trillion cybercrime economy, with consumers losing more ...

Driven by a commitment to make cutting-edge scam protection available to everyone, Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and part of Gen, has unveiled Scam Guardian, a new AI-powered ...

Times journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions. Inspirational slogans (“Keep going”) were just the start. Times journalists got a rare ...