VERIFY often shares information on how to protect personal information online and tips for avoiding scams. Multiple VERIFY readers, including Tara, reached out to ask about chain posts that claim ...

Learn essential account security tips to protect your accounts from hacking and prevent hacking with simple, practical steps anyone can follow online.

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Attorneys general across the country are demanding Meta do something about hackers taking over Facebook and Instagram accounts. The attorneys general say they have become a ...

It's not always immediately obvious that your Facebook account has been hacked, but there are certain signs. It's one of those heart-sink moments: the suspicion that your Facebook has been hacked.

Facebook account cloning is a simple scam – but it’s easy to be fooled by it. A scammer will make a copy of your real account, using your Facebook profile photo and other public information, to trick ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KGO) -- It's happened to yet another Bay Area viewer. An East Bay woman tried to log into her Facebook account only to find a hacker had taken control and was scamming her friends.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio woman ...