To security experts, the Internet is an endless river of information — one that is constantly skimmed, raked and plumbed by legions of data prospectors. And your personal information? That’s gold.

Billions of robocalls are vexing Americans - and it's not slowing down. Many of the unsolicited calls are from scammers pretending to be tax collectors, charities, or salespeople. Short of throwing ...

Tax refunds are often a financial boost for Americans, but they’ve increasingly become the target of scammers who can use your identity to recover whatever money is owed by Uncle Sam. Last year, the ...

New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will vote in June on whether to ...

For the past two months, 91-year-old South Milwaukee resident Dorothy Wiza's phone has been bombarded with spam calls. Starting in November, while Wiza ate meals at her kitchen table or sorted through ...

(NBC NEWS) - Tax refunds are often a financial boost for Americans, but they’ve increasingly become the target of scammers who can use your identity to recover whatever money is owed by Uncle Sam.

In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission received about 19,600 reports of job scams, but that number has since soared to more than 84,000 in 2023. Job seekers need to tread carefully in their search or ...

If you thought we were past the age of spam calls, sorry, but no. From intrusive advertising to scam calls, some estimate that billions of scam calls afflict us per month. Luckily, in the arms race ...

Telemarketer and spam calls can be really annoying. How do you usually handle calls like this? Do you ignore them, block them, or do you find a way to get them to block you? The woman in today’s story ...