The digital age offers unprecedented convenience, but with this convenience comes the heightened risk of encountering internet scams. Cybercriminals continuously ...

Looking back, the initial contact had all the elements of the earliest “Nigerian prince” email scams. The writer, who uses the name of a real member of a real book club, opened with detailed flattery ...

Cybercriminals are turning to more complex and harder to detect public safety broadband scams that take advantage of trust in the government communications and emergency agencies. Such scams have been ...

The E-ZPass scam texts — or scams involving other similar toll services — have seemingly been the most prevalent scam in 2025. We here at Mashable initially covered the story in January and updated ...

Scammers are working harder than ever to trick people online, but WhatsApp is hitting back in a big way. In the first half of 2025, WhatsApp removed more than 6.8 million accounts tied to global scam ...

Teens today may be more tech-savvy than generations before them, but that doesn’t make them immune from falling for internet scams. Sure, high schoolers aren’t falling for a Nigerian prince wanting to ...

At the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, the exhibits chart how technology got to where it is today. And there could be no better guide to this history than Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple ...

If you’re an honest person, it may be difficult for you to believe that someone would scam you. Internet scammers can be slick enough to convince you they’re someone they’re not. Only you can protect ...

As holiday shopping, travel, and charitable giving surge, so do scam attempts. A new study from PasswordManager.com, a dedicated resource for password security and internet safety, reveals which U.S.