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Tired of spam texts that just won't stop? Your phone comes with built-in protection, but it might be turned off by default. Here's how to fix that on both iPhone and Android.

The compounds have exploded in popularity, but big questions about safety and effectiveness are still unresolved.

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One tap is often all it takes for money to leave your account for good.

Court documents give more details about a nearly three-year operation that federal authorities say swindled victims of over $220 million.

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Scam emails are getting better at looking official. This one claims to be an urgent warning from Microsoft about your email account. It looks serious. It feels time sensitive. And that is exactly the ...

Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers, cybersecurity experts say. According to a Feb. 4 X post from Guardio Security, hackers are impersonating Amazon's ...

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With the IRS now accepting people's tax returns for 2025, a federal watchdog is warning Americans to beware of so-called phishing and smishing scams designed to trick people into unwittingly handing ...