RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new email scam campaign is using QR codes to get your sensitive information. It's called "quishing" or QR phishing, and security experts say it's when fraudsters launch email ...

A lesson tonight about scammers pretending to be security for a company or a bank. Who better to teach us than two victims ...

Scam of the week: scammers are using real-looking Apple emails plus fake support calls to steal verification codes and take over accounts ...

Encrypted QR Codes are here. Should workplaces be using them? Companies go to great lengths to protect sensitive personal and financial information. But as cybercriminals become increasingly ...

Avast warns of 10 common SMS scam types, including fake parcels and OTP theft Red flags include urgency, suspicious links, requests for codes, and unusual spelling or branding Best defense: ignore ...

MetaMask users face a phishing scam using fake 2FA emails. Here's how to spot red flags and protect your wallet now.

QR codes skyrocketed in popularity during the touch-free days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now they’re everywhere. From menus to forms and posters– who doesn’t like these scannable shortcuts to ...

If you received gift cards over the holidays, don't throw them in a drawer and forget about them. While many gift card scams ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

A new Gmail phishing scam impersonates Google IT support to gain account access. The scam involves fake password recovery emails and requests for security codes. Google advises against clicking links ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...