Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino chronicles how a search for a niche hair product led to a scam site that was almost ...

A woman shared the "Clickfix" scheme that tried to infect her computer in a viral social-media post.

Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down ...

Fake CAPTCHA attacks exploded by 563% last year: How to spot them and stay safe online ...

A trio of Southern California swindlers was arrested for allegedly perpetrating a tricky ATM scam that left their victims cashless and confused. The three Romanian-born suspects are accused of fooling ...

A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.

Fireblocks said it has disrupted a North Korea-linked job recruitment impersonation scam that was using LinkedIn. The hackers impersonated the digital asset infrastructure company's hiring process.

QR Code Scam: A small mistake while making a QR code payment can lead to huge losses. Pay close attention to the screen and do not accept any request without understanding it. Otherwise, your wallet ...

It began with a message in WIRED technology journalist Andy Greenberg's inbox, sent from a lawless stretch of Laos bordering Myanmar and Thailand. A computer engineer from India, trapped far from home ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...

A worker turned to Reddit to complain that unlimited PTO is a scam after his boss denied his time-off request, saying it would "send the wrong message" to other employees. Funny thing? He asked for a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A former Los Angeles County employee has been charged with attempting to scam Savannah Guthrie‘s ...