Google announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out new AI-powered defenses to help combat scams on Chrome. The tech giant will begin using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model (LLM ...

On desktop, the browser now uses Gemini Nano to protect users against remote tech support scams. According to Google, the on-device large language model allows Chrome to protect people against sca ...

Often, our mobile phones are also less well-protected than our desktop computers, enabling scam messages to get through. Here’s what to look out for in a typical toll road scam: Sometimes scams ...

In 2025, AI phone scams have emerged as a top threat, deceiving individuals into believing their family members are in distress and need immediate financial help. This scam uses artificial ...

No matter your age, no one is immune to scams. In the most recent BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, investment/cryptocurrency scams continued to be one of the riskiest scams for ages 55 and older.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Today’s Consumer Alert is about an old phishing scam that’s making the rounds again, and it’s so widespread the Better Business Bureau recently issued a scam alert.

Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, leveraging advanced tools like generative AI to con unsuspecting victims. According to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, mobile consumers worldwide ...

If you’re thinking, If you’ve seen one PayPal scam, you’ve seen them all, think again. As people become more savvy to online scams, bad actors keep scheming new ways to catch us off guard.

It's likely the start of a "wrong phone number" scam, which is increasingly being used to steal money and information from victims. I personally have been sent variations on this theme ...

A sophisticated phishing scam has been taking advantage of Google security flaws to convince people that the malicious emails and websites are legitimate. In a series of X posts spotted by Android ...

FEATURES ON YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT. FOLKS, I’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT SCAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS NOW, AND I’VE SEEN MANY SCAMS OVER THE YEARS GET MOTHBALLED, PUT AWAY IN, SHELVED, ONLY TO BE ...

Now, a new scam has evolved the phishing attack even farther. With the new tactic, users like you might receive an email that says it’s from “[email protected]” — an email address that ...