Emily Long

Cryptocurrency scams abound as the price of crypto rises. Here's what you need to watch out for.

Scams on eBay are still going strong. Here are some of the most common eBay swindle schemes and how you can avoid them.

Romance scams promise to give you love but end up taking your money. Here's how to spot them, and what to do if you become a victim.

Many privacy and security arguments for using a VPN no longer apply to ordinary users, some experts say, now that most websites have encryption built in.

Credit freezes and fraud alerts sound similar, but they have very different effects on you and your credit files.

There's a lot of upside and not much downside to using a password manager. Here are the basics.

Credential stuffing is the best way to hack into accounts using reused passwords. Here's how to avoid becoming a victim.

At least nine states or smaller jurisdictions are using federal stimulus money to help residents. Here's who's getting what, and where.

Many families are still waiting for their August child-tax-credit advance payments. Here's what they need to do.

About 35 million American families will be sent child-tax-credit advance payments this week.

Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a bill in Congress that would guarantee monthly checks of $1,200 to each taxpayer making less than $75,000 per year.

Here's why your tax refund may not have arrived — and what you can do about it.