Phishing is a major and growing threat to businesses. But phishing awareness training has a minimal success rate. Researchers urge organizations to invest in countermeasures. A new study has confirmed ...

Q: What should I be doing as a Google user after the data breach? A: You’ve likely seen headlines warning that “all Gmail users” must change passwords after a ...

My inbox is a regular mish-mash of the useful, the pointless, and absolute bona-fide scams. What often surprises me is that I receive the same scams on repeat, even after marking them as scams.

Targeted scam emails could be a thing of the past for Surfshark's One and One Plus bundle subscribers. Surfshark is a VPN and cybersecurity company that offers bundles that include various privacy and ...

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 ...

You open your inbox and see a message titled "Payment order settled" with an official-looking invoice from Geek Squad. At first glance, it looks legitimate. It includes your email address and even a ...

Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data. The approved payouts have been rolling out, which means people are ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

That bank email in your inbox might look legitimate, but it could be a dangerous scam designed to steal your personal information. We recently received one ourselves, and it's alarmingly convincing.

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 ...

The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: The Humboldt County Planning and Building Department has recently received several reports of an email scam targeting our ...

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