The U.S. Census Bureau has many ways of contacting citizens — but it will never call you to ask for information like your Social Security number, bank account or political affiliation. If you get a call or text claiming to be from the Census Bureau requesting this information, hang up! It's a dangerous scam that can cost you money.

One of the biggest e-commerce hacks since 2015 has been pulled off, targeting a program that hundreds of thousands of online stores rely on. Thanks to an issue with outdated security, almost 2,000 stores and their systems were compromised and retrained to steal credit card info. Here's how we think it happened, and what you can do to stay safe.

The amount of scam calls pretending to be government officials is getting so bad that the DOJ is issuing an urgent warning for citizens to stay alert. These scammers are primarily targeting seniors by pretending to be federal investigators — and if you make the mistake of chatting for too long, they could end up asking for your Social Security number.

Hollywood celebrities generally aren’t known for their breadth of intellect or depths of wisdom. Which is why yesterday’s star-studded social media stunt to fight back against online hatred, was both embarrassing and worthless.