Contact the authorities. If you clicked on a spam link and were scammed out of money, report it to the Federal Trade ...

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 ...

Learn how to spot and avoid an alleged H-E-B scam targeting shoppers, with tips to verify offers, report fraud and protect ...

Google Messages has rolled out two new security tools to prevent scam links One of those is the new Key Verifier tool, which the company first unveiled in May Google Messages also has a new scam alert ...

Scams, phishing sites, malware downloads—click on a bad link and you could end up in trouble. But you can avoid problems if ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

Researchers discover phishing scam using invisible characters to evade email security, with protection tips including password managers and two-factor authentication.

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 ...

December is a busy time of year for shippers and scammers, with the biggest holiday scam involving fake shipping alerts ...

If you've received a text message claiming to be from your state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and threatening you with fines or penalties unless you pay up, you're not alone. A new wave of ...