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.

Facebook is no stranger to cyberthreats. Many hackers and scammers use Facebook to reach their victims, and keeping up with all their new techniques is challenging. Most of the time, people don't even ...

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 ...

A Glenmont man’s Facebook account was hacked during the holidays. His Facebook friend fell for the scammer’s tricks. Now she’s out $880. The man’s post said he was selling six Buffalo Bills season ...

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 ...

For months, Sherri Evans says she's been fighting to regain access to her Facebook account and the many priceless memories locked away with it. The South Jersey woman, like many users, has been ...

A resident reported July 29 that someone hacked into his Facebook page and then posted a fake truck, hitch and trailer supposedly for sale. He explained to police that he does not own a truck or ...

Investigators said that the alleged cyber thief, known as Kirllos, had succeeded in hacking into numerous Facebook accounts, which he planned to sell on online hacker forums, according to IDG New ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A critical zero-click exploit uncovered by a seasoned bounty ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax Ben Becker is investigating after a Jacksonville woman was the victim of a growing ‘Scamdemic’ trend when a Facebook hacker demanded ransom and posted porn on her ...

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, ...