Hackers are hijacking email accounts and sending fake invites that install remote access tools. Even your antivirus may not ...

If a hacker or scammer has access to your email, every account connected to it is at risk. We show you how to protect ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Whenever I interview victims of scams, they often express shock about how the bad guy knew so much personal information about them. Yes, their phone, computer, or other device could ...

It's crucial to exercise caution when surfing the web. Most of us are familiar with the basics of online safety, such as not sharing our passwords or entering payment information on suspicious ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAWRENCE, Kan. — An unexpected protector, Lawrence police said a “Robin Hood” hacker stepped in to help stop a scam in action. The ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Almost three-quarters of Americans (73%) scan QR codes without verification, and more than ...

Scam, 200 block of CR 282, Garrison. A woman said that she provided her debit-card information after someone told her that “her computer was being hacked and he needed $50 to help her get it stopped.” ...

It starts as a classic “PayPal refund” scam—remote access, urgency, and the same old script. But the second they get a ...