HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Tax season is officially here and that means scammers are out to take your money. Con artists are using social security numbers to file phony tax returns and steal refunds.

If you ever get a call from someone claiming to be a customer service agent at your bank, pump the brakes before answering any questions — even if they have the right caller ID. Using “caller ID ...

If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us to apply for ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. At the RSAC 2025 Conference, Ayelet Biger-Levin, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As a producer for Action News, it's literally Ryan Parmer's job to stay in the know. "Because of where we work, I'm always on alert for these kinds of things," Parmer said of a ...

Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the ...

Landline identity theft is an emerging threat that gives scammers backdoor access to your accounts. An outdated phone number, especially a forgotten landline, can help them bypass security and drain ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Many consumers may use facial recognition to open an account or verify their identities, but now the ABC7 Chicago I-Team is finding that the technology is being targeted by scammers ...

TO CUT DOWN THOSE CALLS. THESE CALLS ARE GOING TO KEEP COMING, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP SOME OF THEM. NUMBER ONE, PUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER ON THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. HERE’S ...

It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to ...

Are you being conned? A scam detection expert at RSAC 2025 offered these six warning signs to look for—and I explain what you can do to stay safe. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...