A Chrome extension with 70,000 users and a 4.7-star rating began injecting fake update warnings after a threat actor acquired and weaponized it.

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

Malwarebytes data reveals scam texts peak around noon ET with 874% higher volume than overnight, and Fridays bring roughly 50 ...

Hackers are using this insidious scam to get unwitting victims to install malware themselves.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. A fake computer alert can be the first move in a scam that ends with someone moving their own ...

The BBB warns a scam that starts with a fake computer virus alert is tricking victims into handing over gold bars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

Fremont resident Ze Li, 5, was charged with grand theft, elder theft, and conspiracy after allegedly stealing $20,000 from an elderly Ventura County resident.

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Scammers are impersonating government agencies, banks and schools while using texts, calls, email and AI to pressure ...