Authors are being hit with a "deluge" of scam emails, some of which appear to impersonate industry professionals, marketing ...

The E-ZPass scam texts — or scams involving other similar toll services — have seemingly been the most prevalent scam in 2025 ...

Chatbots are everywhere, and we're all using them for every task under the sun. But how about stopping you from clicking on a scam email, or any other type of scam message, for that matter? The ...

If you think scam emails are all poorly-worded messages asking you to help a faraway prince transfer millions of dollars out of his country, you need to be aware of today’s much trickier phishing ...

Phishing emails and messages are among the most dangerous cybersecurity threats. One of the most common and harmful examples is the Social Security Administration phishing scam, which targets ...

Opening your email or text messages can feel like wading through a minefield with all the scams that litter your inbox. Seventy-three percent of American adults have experienced an online scam or ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

About a month ago, I received a scam email that almost tricked me. It purported to be from PayPal, alerting me to an almost $1,000 charge that was “logged to a new profile.” The message implied that ...

Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, LIFE magazine ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, online protection company McAfee is taking a major step forward in the fight against scams by introducing McAfee’s Scam Detector, a powerful new feature that ...