You might not think of a CAPTCHA check as a cybercrime lure, but if you fall prey to one, you may become infected with malware. Learn how to spot them with our guide.

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County is transitioning to a new mass notification system, Rave, to improve the county's ability to send timely emergency alerts and public safety messages to residents. This ...

Court records make clear the charges do not allege he abducted her or that his messages were tied to the Feb. 2 ransom demand received by Tucson television station KOLD-TV. The charges come as ...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — A north Georgia police department is sounding the alarm about a text scam telling drivers they owe money for Peach Pass tolls. It’s a scam that Channel 2 Action News Investigates ...

Growing up I always wanted to play the newest and most exciting games, and for me it was FIFA, Zelda and Red Alert. For my kids today it’s Roblox, Minecraft, and Call of Duty. I remember, it wasn’t ...

A woman accused of telling a 10-year-old child to murder a 2-month-old infant in disturbing messages sent over the gaming platform Roblox has had her criminal charges dismissed, court records viewed ...

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy officials are warning about a scam targeting customers, which claims they will be impacted by scheduled power outages. These messages do not come from the utility company. Do ...

A new malicious campaign mixes the ClickFix method with fake CAPTCHA and a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to ultimately deliver the Amatera infostealing malware. The ...

HOUSTON — As winter weather moves into Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is warning residents to be cautious of false information and people impersonating ERCOT during the storm. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The state's power grid operator, ERCOT, is reminding Texans it does not text people directly to share information about power grid conditions. Some Texans have been getting text ...

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