(NEXSTAR) – One of the easiest things you can do to avoid being duped or defrauded by a phone scam: don’t even pick up the phone. But how can you tell when an incoming call is a scam or legit?

NordVPN has launched a Scam Call Protection feature for Android users in the US. It flags suspicious numbers using metadata, without listening to or storing call content. The feature works on any ...

Spam and scam calls have turned the simple act of answering your phone into a risk calculation, but on the iPhone a ...

No one likes to hear that their Internet bill is about to go up. If you're a Spectrum customer and you've been told you're in ...

NordVPN is one of my go-to recommendations for anyone looking to protect their online privacy, and now it’s adding another layer of security that tackles one of the most annoying threats we deal with ...

Some user reports are gaining attention after a few run into scams following phone numbers returned by Google's AI Overviews. Users searching for customer support numbers have been caught in scam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. New Yorkers have just been warned to beware an attack that has stolen ...

You must never make these calls. Republished on August 24 with a new federal agency warning on phone attacks. A stark FBI warning has just come to life on social media, with an attack on Microsoft ...

The following is a scam alert news release from the Idaho State Police: IDAHO — The Idaho State Police (ISP) is warning the public about a scam in which callers are spoofing ISP phone numbers, making ...

Ofcom is set to bolster its efforts against a surge in scam calls originating from abroad, particularly those mimicking UK mobile numbers. The telecommunications regulator has proposed new measures ...

Robocalls offering fake car warranties were once among the most common phone scams in the U.S., with nearly a billion scams logged in a single month in 2022, according to the Federal Communications ...