If there’s one constant among scammers, it’s that they’re always coming up with new schemes, like the Google Voice verification scam. Have you heard about it? Here’s how it works. Scammers target ...

Tyler Lacoma has spent more than 10 years testing tech and studying the latest web tool to help keep readers current. He's here for you when you need a how-to guide, explainer, review, or list of the ...

Google Voice uses your Google account to give you a different public-facing phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail for your smartphone or computer. You choose your number as a second ...

There are more scams you need to watch out for if you’re shopping online, especially on sites like Facebook Marketplace or CraigsList. What may seem like an attempt to verify your identity during a ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Americans who share their phone number online are being targeted by Google Voice authentication scams. As the federal law enforcement agency explains, ...

Journalist Kelly Rissman is an expert in scams, having investigated them for outlets like Insider. While trying to sell furniture, a scammer was able to set up a Google Voice account with her number.

The Google Voice scam, in which scammers take over your phone number, has become a common form of identity theft. Through Google Voice, scammers can make spam calls that are traced to your phone, not ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

One of my colleagues was able to spend a bunch of money on my credit card using the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Both services also freely gave my coworker Chris my personal info because they both ...

Going back about a week now, Google Voice users have been experiencing message delivery errors. The errors pop up seemingly at random and point users to Voice’s acceptable use policy. One theory ...

Facebook has been a bit slow to adopt the voice computing revolution. It has no voice assistant, its smart speaker is still in development, and some apps like Instagram aren’t fully equipped for audio ...