Campaigners acting on behalf of fraud victims bring group legal action amid claims social media platforms enable scammers ...

As social media networks grow more sophisticated, so do the cybercriminals weaponizing them. Today, fraudsters are deploying ...

A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past week, emails from “Instagram” keep bugging me about someone seeking to reset my password — but the problem is that ...

Meta is failing to stop some con artists who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, according to a new report.

Cybercriminals are always finding new ways to steal from unsuspecting social media users, typically through trying to obtain account login credentials, personal information, or bank and credit card ...

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame. Warning: This article includes descriptions of self-harm. Subscribe to read this story ...

UPDATE: Jan. 11, 2026, 2:04 p.m. EST We have updated this story, initially published on January 10, to include a statement from Instagram responding to concerns about password reset scams, saying that ...

For the past week, emails from “Instagram” keep bugging me about someone seeking to reset my password — but the problem is that these messages aren’t actually from the social media giant at all. I ...