Some Grubhub users have received a tempting email offer from the food delivery service: send $1,000 in bitcoin to a specified wallet, and get 10 times that amount back. Unfortunately, this is very ...

Gift cards are key. They’re fast, hard to trace, and irreversible once the code is shared. By asking for photos or digital ...

Chatbots are everywhere, and we're all using them for every task under the sun. But how about stopping you from clicking on a scam email, or any other type of scam message, for that matter? The ...

AI-powered scams are number four on our top scams list for 2025. Scammers use short audio clips found on social media to ...

Authors are being hit with a "deluge" of scam emails, some of which appear to impersonate industry professionals, marketing ...

If you think scam emails are all poorly-worded messages asking you to help a faraway prince transfer millions of dollars out of his country, you need to be aware of today’s much trickier phishing ...

Phishing emails and messages are among the most dangerous cybersecurity threats. One of the most common and harmful examples is the Social Security Administration phishing scam, which targets ...

Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data. The approved payouts have been rolling out, which means people are ...

About a month ago, I received a scam email that almost tricked me. It purported to be from PayPal, alerting me to an almost $1,000 charge that was “logged to a new profile.” The message implied that ...

Opening your email or text messages can feel like wading through a minefield with all the scams that litter your inbox. Seventy-three percent of American adults have experienced an online scam or ...

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 ...

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 ...