Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The most common virtual cons were credit card fraud, online shopping scams and ransomware attacks — a type of malicious software ...

Look at your phone and think about how many apps you have on it, how many email, banking, and social media accounts you are logged into, and whether you decided to load credit cards into Apple or ...

JoseMonkey is very good at finding people. With their permission, of course. As a self-styled “open source intelligence researcher” operating on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, JoseMonkey’s specialty ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from 2020. Phone scammers are impersonating Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office personnel and falsely accusing people of crimes, according to a Monday, Aug. 18 news ...

Your personal data is probably being sold right now. Scam calls, junk emails, and weird login alerts aren't random. They're warning signs that your information is being circulated through data brokers ...

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for bad actors to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even sensitive data ...

Most people think data breaches and identity theft only happen after a major hack or scam. In reality, a surprising amount of personal information is accidentally exposed online through everyday ...

With online scams becoming all too common, it's also easier than ever to become a victim. Action News spoke to Ron Zayas, CEO of IronWall by Incogni, about what to do if you are swindled and how to ...