Discovering that your Facebook account has been hacked can be a devastating experience. Luckily, though, it's usually easy to recover your account and keep it safe in future by taking a few simple ...

In the latest admission from a major company that it had been hacked, Facebook announced in a blog post on Friday afternoon that its "systems had been targeted in a sophisticated attack" and that ...

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.

A woman says her Facebook page was hacked and used to post a scam advertisement for a used car. She's heard from three people who lost money. The woman says it was difficult getting Facebook to remove ...

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 ...

Facebook has identified the hacker named Kirllos who tried to sell 1.5 million Facebook accounts recently in underground hacking forums. According to the investigators at the social networking site, ...

At the beginning of every school year, most college students receive the same warning email or lecture from campus safety: don’t leave your laptop unattended because someone could steal it. But they ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) --From fake RiverLink texts to fraudulent Facebook sales, scams are happening in Kentucky and Indiana. Scammers are taking over social media accounts and pretending to sell ...

TIMELINE OF FUTURE SCAN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. WELL, YOU PROBABLY USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO STAY CONNECTED, BUT HACKERS ARE USING IT TO CONNECT TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL, ...

An Upstate New York school district is warning the community to avoid its Facebook page after a hacker gained administrative control and began posting inappropriate content.