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

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.

At least 10,000 Twitter users fell for a scam that spread like wildfire across the social networking site early today. Quick action by link shortening service bit.ly – as well as thousands of people ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is drawing attention to the latest text scam targeting Staten Island residents. The warning was recently issued in a post by the NYPD’s 123rd Precinct on X, formerly ...

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Pixel phones can now warn you about potential scams when you get notifications from chat apps. You’ll see a “Likely scam” alert on notifications for messages that seem suspicious. Scam detection in ...