Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can ...

After losing thousands of pounds in a scam, one woman has described how she flew across the UK in an attempt to find the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scammers target people by asking them for an 'urgent' code. (mihailomilovanovic via Getty Images) The speed with which it strikes ...

January is when scammers have everything they need. According to YouMail's Robocall Index, U.S. consumers received just over 4.7 billion robocalls in January 2025, a roughly 9% increase from December ...

Bad-faith actors use social media and AI to create targeted messaging scams. Learn their tricks and how to keep yourself from becoming a victim.

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Hidden costs or rising fees for credit card processors can feel like a scam. Anna Bourgeois, Vice President of Vaulted Security, said if processing fees go unchecked, businesses ...

Online shoppers are out in full force this holiday season. According to Adobe Analytics, consumers spent $13.3 billion on Cyber Monday in 2024—a 7.3% increase over past year—making it the highest ...

The holiday shopping season should feel exciting, but for scammers, it's rush hour. And this year, one trick is hitting more inboxes and phones than ever: the fake refund scam. If you've ever seen an ...

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to trick people looking for love this Valentine’s Day. Fraudsters are sending people AI-generated images, videos and voice messages over social media or ...