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.

A new Microsoft login scam is spreading, stealing users private information. Shockingly, it doesn’t rely on stolen passwords. Hackers are exploiting Microsoft’s device code login, ...

Dubbed InstallFix by Push Security, the scheme inserts instructions to download malware during the Claude Code install ...

Letters use QR codes to direct victims to phishing websites. Ledger has warned customers never to share their seed phrases. More than four months after Ledger first flagged the tactic, scammers ...

QR codes skyrocketed in popularity during the touch-free days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now they’re everywhere. From menus to forms and posters– who doesn’t like these scannable shortcuts to ...

A convincing fake Avast site displays a €499.99 charge and promises a refund. Instead, it harvests your name, address, and full credit card details.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new phishing scam seems to be popping up every month, which can make it hard to stay alert. While some of these scams are more ...

If someone messages you on Discord saying they accidentally reported your account, you are being targeted by a Discord scam.

A new Gmail phishing scam impersonates Google IT support to gain account access. The scam involves fake password recovery emails and requests for security codes. Google advises against clicking links ...

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and potential scams they have come in contact with by calling 828-1329 or via ...

A fake Apple email about app-specific passwords claims a $2,990 PayPal charge and urges recipients to call a support number, but it is a phishing scam.