Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nachiket Banwari, a Charlotte resident, was sentenced to serve more than two years in prison for participating in a tech scheme.

Tech support scams cost victims billions each year and often target the most vulnerable users. Scammers use fear and urgency ...

Call screening tools are becoming a frontline defense against scam calls and robocalls. New built-in features from Apple and Google can automatically ask unknown callers to identify themselves.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Scammers can use new AI technology to mimic the voice of someone you know and create a phone call or voicemail recording. That “voice cloning” technology has recently advanced, and anyone with the ...

Google is rolling out a comprehensive security update for Android this month that’s designed to actively protect users from phone scams, phishing attacks, and other fraud attempts. The first security ...

Google is expanding Android’s in-call scam protection feature to the US. It warns users if they try to open financial apps while screen-sharing on a call with an unknown number. The feature was being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you get a call from someone claiming to be with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, stop and think before you react. Authorities ...

If you get a call from someone claiming to be with the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, stop and think before you react. Authorities say it’s most likely part of ongoing phone and text scams designed to ...