Google search scam alert: fake customer service numbers can give scammers remote control of your phone. Learn how to spot ...

When 73-year-old Evelyn received an unexpected text from someone claiming to be a tech billionaire in desperate need of help, she was flattered — and convinced she was helping somebody trustworthy in ...

Families that combine open communication with effective behavioral and technical safeguards can cut the risk dramatically.

Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

Internet scams are a booming business. According to the most current crime report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2023, the United States saw the highest number of complaints—nearly 3.8 ...

A random “can you hear me?” question should be your first red flag that this unsolicited call could be a scam, said Kelly ...

WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly targeting and scamming an older adult out of her money. Charles Horlesen was arrested on Wednesday in Queen Anne's County for defrauding a ...

Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

As scammers become more sophisticated, Google is stepping up its efforts to keep Android users safe. The company recently announced two new AI-powered scam detection tools, which will be available ...