Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Letters use QR codes to direct victims to phishing websites. Ledger has warned customers never to share their seed phrases. More ...

QR codes and fake shopping sites are becoming go-to tools for scammers, often redirecting consumers to convincing but ...

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. WELL, RIGHT NOW MID AMERICAN ENERGY IS WARNING CUSTOMERS ABOUT A NEW SCAM CIRCULATING ON FACEBOOK RIGHT NOW. OFFICIALS SAY A FAKE PROFILE IS POSING AS THE UTILITY’S BUSINESS PAGE, ...

Quishing is proving effective, too, with millions of people unknowingly opening malicious websites. In fact, 73% of Americans admit to scanning QR codes without checking if the source is legitimate.

Dallas police warn of scam texts posing as municipal courts and asking for payment via QR codes. Here's how to spot and void them.

QR codes that were once seen as a convenient shortcut for checking menus or paying bills have increasingly been turned into weapons. Fake delivery texts, counterfeit payment links and malicious codes ...

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

A scam notice circulating in the mail that claims to be from a court regarding a “traffic violation” and urges people to scan ...

PCWorld warns about a resurgent Facebook scam claiming to show who viewed your profile, which Facebook explicitly states does not exist. The fraudulent posts use sensational titles and redirect users ...

A dangerous cyber fraud scheme is spreading rapidly across social media platforms, where scammers are exploiting people with fake “work-from-home” and “daily income” offers. By convincing users to ...