Phone and text scams are getting more sophisticated. Here are some common ones in the Bay and the country, along with tips on how to keep a lookout for them.

(WJAR) — Last year alone, there were more than 3,300 data breaches in the United States. With so much of our personal information getting exposed in these breaches, Bentley University professor and ...

QR codes have became commonplace since the pandemic as a way to enable contactless service at places like restaurants or retail. The code allows users to scan it with their phone and it pulls up ...

FLEMING COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Fleming County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents of a phone scam. The sheriff’s office said it has received reports of area residents being called by a Sgt.

Have you ever tried to pay for parking and discovered you need to scan a QR code to pay? It's a convenient way to pay, but it turns out scammers like using QR codes too. As more communities are using ...

An Oakland woman was shaken down for all she was worth after a scammer posing as a Charles Schwab employee called her frantically. The woman, Jazz Powell-Loggins, told ABC 7 the scheme started when ...

QR codes are now a familiar way to pay, browse and access services, but criminals are increasingly exploiting that trust. The latest figures raise questions about how cautious people in Newcastle upon ...

For the last decade, email scams have run rampant on the internet. And corporate IT departments have handed out the exact same advice like clockwork: Look for bad grammar, hover over links, and turn ...

Deputies reported that scammers are contacting people through calls and texts. They say that callers are trying to defraud citizens by demanding immediate payments under the threat of arrest, ...

QR codes have become part of everyday life. We scan them to view restaurant menus, pay for parking, get event tickets, download apps and visit websites. Their convenience is also what makes them ...