We used to be happy -- or at least curious -- when the phone rang, but in recent years that chime or quiet vibration has turned into a source of anxiety. Unsolicited calls and messages have surged, ...
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is once again sounding the alarm on scammers. A release from the sheriff’s office says scammers are always adapting their methods of ...
A fake Verizon fraud call can feel real fast, especially when official-looking texts start landing on your phone. That is what makes this scam so dangerous. The caller creates panic, pushes you to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: WXOW News 19/YouTube. A Wisconsin sheriff's office is warning families of jail inmates about scam calls that may be ...
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 ...
You know that little moment when your phone rings and the name on the screen makes you drop everything? Maybe it says your spouse, your daughter, your boss or your best friend. You answer because you ...
Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...
Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping the global scam economy by making it harder to spot and easier to scale. According to a new Bloomberg report, scammer call centers across Southeast Asia ...
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 ...
SEATTLE, April 22, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hiya, a global leader in trusted voice solutions, today announced it is powering Vodafone's Scam Call Protection feature, a new scam and spam call detection ...
AI scam calls hit record levels on UK phone networks last year, and with the rise of AI, they are expected to increase even more. As an example, mobile service provider O2 recently blocked 50 million ...
What starts as a fake refund scam turns into a full-blown counterattack. In this video, the team hacks into a scam operation, ...