There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their ...

Monday morning, a phishing message containing a malicious attempt to steal credentials was sent to approximately 2,000 Miami accounts. This message came with the subject line, “Thank you for being ...

The FBI warns North Korean hackers are using QR code phishing to steal logins install malware and spy on US targets.

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has reported a sharp rise in phishing emails that exploit malicious QR codes, with detections ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social Security scams are certainly not new, so receiving an unexpected email about your account can seem suspicious. Contributing ...

Update, Feb. 26, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 23, now includes additional commentary regarding the potential security implications of the decision to deprecate SMS from the Gmail ...

ROACH FOUND OUT IF IT’S REAL. SO WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR BENEFITS, IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO BE CAUTIOUS AND ASK QUESTIONS. AND THIS PARTICULAR EMAIL IS GENERATING A LOT ...

This week in cybersecurity: AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam tactics—including malicious QR codes.

Update, March 10, 2025: This story, originally published March 8, has been updated with in-depth mitigation advice from PayPal regarding attack attempts and tactics, as well as a recommendation that ...

Varonis has acquired email security provider SlashNext and plans to add advanced phishing protection to its data security platform. The combination of two companies will provide customers with ...