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 ...

Paid surveys may seem like easy money, as you can complete them anywhere, at any time, to earn gift cards or points that can be redeemed for cash. Naturally, scammers are using this model to collect ...

It seems like nearly every week, there is a new text scam that we need to look out for, and the most recent one is about the threat of unpaid traffic tickets. Receiving a text message that explains ...

An example of an email scam targetting a company employer. Email scams target both businesses and individuals engaged in financial transactions. These scams often compromise legitimate business email ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - As college students across the country head back to campus, there’s one lesson every student and parent needs to brush up on before move-in day: how to spot a scam. While ...

It's important to know the signs of a virus, so that you can act quickly to get rid of any malware and stay safe in future. A virus is a type of malicious software, or malware, that can replicate ...

AI and automation have made holiday scams smarter and harder to detect. Over 33,500 Christmas-themed phishing emails and over 10,000 holiday season-themed social media advertisements flagged in just ...

Have you ever gotten an email, call or message from someone offering you a job that sounds too good to be true? Or maybe you’ve seen a job posting that seems a bit fishy. Chances are the job is too ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...