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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A West Side woman says someone is using her face and name to run scams--from fake government assistance to listings for puppy sales. The problem? She really does work for the ...

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 ...

The personal details of more than 500 million Facebook users — including full names and phone numbers — were posted to an online forum earlier this week. Private data that was not listed in public ...

LOS ANGELES -- One woman is warning about a Facebook hack that caused her to lose access to her accounts. "It's about 15 years of memories gone," said Vivian Eisenstadt, when she lost control of her ...

A 26-year-old U.K. man was arrested Thursday on charges that he tried to hack into the Facebook social-networking site. Details of the alleged crime, which is still under investigation, are sketchy, ...

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 ...

"It's about 15 years of memories gone," says Vivian Eisenstadt when she lost control of her Facebook page. The hack has affected both her personal account and the one for her business. It all started ...