Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Social media scams are rampant. The FBI reported losses exceeding $16.6 billion in the US last year, with those over 60 ...

Getting messages on social media from friends and family usually solicits immediate clicks, but you may want to hesitate for a minute. There is a new scam using Facebook Messenger; it is a video link ...

Just as you're ready to mingle and jingle, it's time for a warning about how a holiday-themed TikTok or Facebook reel that you post now could end up being used by scammers with AI-cloning tools to ...

If someone sends you a video link in Facebook messenger, don't click it. The scam starts when a Facebook Messenger user is sent a message from a friend, the message will ask you if the attached video ...

The nationwide need for rental assistance looms large right now, and while there are legitimate relief programs out there, now comes a warning about a fake COVID-19 grant circulating on Facebook. The ...

A tactic used by a growing number of scammers is to impersonate help centres in order to trick victims into sharing their screens via WhatsApp. By doing so, they can obtain sensitive information like ...

Meta today announced several new security features designed to help users better identify online scams. Meta's new tools are incredibly important because as users get better at recognizing common scam ...