The United States Department of Homeland Security sent an email this week informing people living in the US on a temporary legal status that their “parole” has been revoked and instructed them to ...

Update, Mar. 1, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 28, now includes details of a new PayPal “no code checkout” scam. Hot on the heels of Google confirming that it is replacing the use of SMS ...

Text message two-factor authentication sounds like a security upgrade. It feels official. It looks responsible. Yet it often stands as the flimsiest barrier between a criminal and everything stored in ...

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 ...

THAT FIRST MESSAGE TELLING THEM TO LEAVE... A MESSAGE THAT WAS ONLY RETRACTED AFTER U-S SENATORS GOT INVOLVED. A UKRAINIAN FAMILY STAYING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE PANICKED WHEN THEY RECEIVED THIS EMAIL THAT ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking significant steps to bolster the security of my Social Security accounts by introducing new login requirements. This initiative aligns with federal ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...