Phishing and spoofing are both forms of online deception, but they work in slightly different ways. Phishing is when someone ...

Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) make it easy to stay connected, but they also make it easy for scammers to exploit users. One common tactic is ...

Officials are warning drivers and cellphone users about new text message scams claiming to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles — threatening “final notice” to target victims — and other brushing, ...

The City of Troy posted a warning on its social media page that it received reports of emails impersonating city employees. They said that “spoofing” scams trick people, “by looking like they come ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Mansfield’s finance department was the target of an email spoofing scam involving the impersonation of a vendor’s chief financial officer. The scheme resulted in ...

The texts are part of a national trend and threaten to enslave Black people. Officials say they are not credible.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department is warning the public about a recent rise in reports of a sneaky phone scam tactic. Caller ID spoofing is a type of scam where fraudsters mask ...