Good intentions don’t always lead to good results, especially when it comes to dealing with scammers. When one woman’s friend tried to “help” with a suspicious delivery call, she accidentally opened ...

WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ that has spread widely this year, which allows attackers to take over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The logo of US instant messaging software Whatsapp displayed on a smartphone's screen, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on 1 ...

Scammers on Facebook are gaming the platform’s recommendation engine to push fraudulent content directly into the feeds of older adults, turning a social network built for family updates into a ...

Your iPhone calendar used to remind you about dentist appointments and dinner reservations. Now? It might be screaming that you’ve “won a prize” — or worse, that your device is infected and your bank ...

ATLANTA — The holidays can bring happiness, hope, and hackers. They can also bring risk, with bad actors looking to take advantage of people using QR codes. It's a common scam hackers use that ...

WhatsApp Payments, a convenient feature for sending money, is being exploited by scammers. To protect users, WhatsApp advises avoiding suspicious links and only accepting payments from trusted ...

Hackers have figured out how to hijack WhatsApp accounts without cracking the messaging app’s encryption, security researchers have warned. The so-called GhostPairing scam takes advantage of ...