How to identify scam links Scam links are often found in phishing emails, text messages or other communications sent by cybercriminals.

Many links include standard "https" encryption and domains similar to legitimate websites in order to trick everyday people. If you click on a scam link, you could suffer monetary losses.

Security researchers at multiple organizations have revealed a wide-reaching cyber scam campaign hiding malicious links in search results and websites that should be trustworthy. Wired notes that ...