To security experts, the Internet is an endless river of information — one that is constantly skimmed, raked and plumbed by legions of data prospectors. And your personal information? That’s gold.

Tax refunds are often a financial boost for Americans, but they’ve increasingly become the target of scammers who can use your identity to recover whatever money is owed by Uncle Sam. Last year, the ...

Tax refunds are often a financial boost for Americans, but they’ve increasingly become the target of scammers who can use your identity to recover whatever money is owed by Uncle Sam. Last year, the ...

For the past two months, 91-year-old South Milwaukee resident Dorothy Wiza's phone has been bombarded with spam calls. Starting in November, while Wiza ate meals at her kitchen table or sorted through ...

In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission received about 19,600 reports of job scams, but that number has since soared to more than 84,000 in 2023. Job seekers need to tread carefully in their search or ...

New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will vote in June on whether to ...

Telemarketer and spam calls can be really annoying. How do you usually handle calls like this? Do you ignore them, block them, or do you find a way to get them to block you? The woman in today’s story ...

Britain's biggest phone networks have pledged to put an end to scammers being able to bombard Britons with cold calls from overseas call centres. BT and EE, Vodafone Three and Virgin Media O2 have ...

Keep an eye out for natural disaster-related scams, and protect yourself and your loved ones with these safety tips Natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and winter storms can bring ...