The scam usually begins with a festive message such as “Merry Christmas! You’ve received a gift” or “Christmas bonus waiting ...

"Smartphones do their best to block scam links, so attackers use tricks to make their links clickable," said Joshua McKenty, ...

Scammers are sending fake Facebook settlement payout emails that mimic legitimate notices from the privacy settlement ...

Your chances of falling victim to a scam go up if you click on a malicious link. The problem? Scam URLs are getting harder to spot. Phishing and spoofing scams led to more than $70 million in losses ...

Cyber fraudsters can access private data and change credentials of user accounts if they get access to devices through a ...

NatWest customers have been warned over scam emails containing malicious links. Those who click run the risk of giving up ...

According to Robokiller, Americans received 19.2 billion spam and scam texts in April 2025 alone — that comes out to about 63 spam texts for every person. There’s only one group of people who don’t ...

Whether you blame artificial intelligence or data breaches, most of us are receiving phishing emails and texts more often than before. At the same time, scam links are getting harder to spot, which is ...

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 ...