Imagine getting a message saying: "Hi! This is your sister, stuck in Canada. I need money to cross the border. Help me, please!"

It was about 15 years ago. I left my purse in my car, hidden by the sun shade and with the doors locked. I was at my mom's and was only going to be in…

Are you on a messenger platform or program? Like WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat and the like? Are you aware of how many scams are happening on these platform…

How many online accounts do you have? Are they safe from hackers and scammers? If so, that means you've probably been careful, or at least lucky. The…

Are you unknowingly bombarding friends with random tweets with dark links? Sharing pictures and clickbait links on Instagram without your knowledge? I…

Over the last year, new Medicare cards have been sent out. These new cards now have a unique ID consisting of random numbers instead of Social Securit…

Hackers breaking into your online accounts can cost you thousands of dollars. So how do you protect yourself?

The IRS has announced their "Dirty Dozen" tax scams for 2019. These scams can occur anytime during the year but tend to peak during tax season. Here a…

If you have been online for any length of time, you have heard about phishing. Phishing uses a variety of methods to obtain your personal and financia…

Consumers no longer have to pay to use an important tool to help protect their identity. As of September 21, 2018, freezing your credit report at the …

We hear about hacks, data leaks and other online scams pretty much on daily basis. If you think this couldn't affect you, think again!

What do data breaches, software and hardware security vulnerabilities, phishing emails, and malware have in common? They attempt to steal or put at ri…

Can a 5 year-old be $30k into debt? Have a mortgage, a car payment, and 4 credit cards? Yes. And this could happen to a kid you know.