This Week in Scams: How Jules Lost $80K in a Romance Scam
It’s Friday the 13th, but you have nothing to fear online if you’re scam-savvy and well protected. Every week, we...
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Facebook Hacked? How to Recover Your Account and Remove Rogue Page Admins
It usually starts with a small, uneasy moment. A login alert you don’t remember triggering. A password that suddenly doesn’t work. A friend asking...
1 in 7 Lose Money to Romance Scams. Spot the Red Flags:
“I signed up for an app because it felt like the only realistic way to meet people as a working single mom.” ...
This Week in Scams: Big Game Betting Scams and Fake Ticket Traps
This is a special edition of This Week in Scams, focused on one of the biggest scam magnets of the year: sports betting. ...
Filing Taxes? Why Identity Protection Matters More Than Ever This Season
Tax season creates a rare and dangerous overlap: Americans are sharing their most sensitive personal information at the exact moment...
Was My TikTok Hacked? How to Get Back Into Your Account and Lock Down Sessions
It usually starts with a small, uneasy moment. A notification you don’t recognize. A login code you didn’t request. A friend texting to ask...
This Week in Scams: Dating App Breaches, TikTok Data, Grubhub Extortion
This week in scams, three headlines tell the same story: attackers are getting better at manipulating people, not just breaking into...
W-2s Are Arriving. Here’s How to Spot and Avoid Tax Scams
W-2s are arriving, and tax season officially begins the moment they do. That timing makes this a prime window for...
Buying Harry Styles Tickets? Avoid These Common Ticket Scams
As Harry Styles concert tickets go on sale for his first tour in years, cybersecurity experts warn that the same...
Why You Still Get Spam Calls Even After Blocking Numbers
You block a caller, feel a moment of relief, and then the phone rings again. If you’re wondering why you still get spam calls even...
How McAfee’s Scam Detector Checks QR Codes and Social Messages
Scams don’t always arrive with obvious warning signs. They show up as QR codes on parking meters. As casual DMs that start...
McAfee Report: In the AI Slop Era, Americans Spend Weeks Each Year Questioning What’s Real
Merriam-Webster’s word of 2025 was “slop.” Specifically, AI slop. Low-effort, AI-generated content now fills social feeds, inboxes, and message threads....
This Week in Scams: Netflix Phishing and QR Code Espionage
This week in scams, attackers are leaning hard on familiar brands, everyday tools, and routine behavior to trigger fast, unthinking reactions. From fake Netflix...
Today’s Microsoft Outage Explained and Why it Triggers a Scam Playbook
Microsoft users across the U.S. experienced widespread disruptions Thursday after a technical failure prevented people from sending or receiving email...
Didn’t Request an Instagram Password Reset? Here’s What to Do
If you recently received an unexpected email from Instagram asking you to reset your password, you are not alone. Over...
