Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

Tech support scams are also on the rise, especially among older Americans. These scams often start with a pop-up warning about a “virus” or “security breach,” followed by a phone number to call for ...

Scammers nearly stole an Apple account by exploiting the support system with authentic-looking tickets and phone calls, users ...

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TL;DR: Microsoft's recent Edge update introduces a blocker to combat scareware scams, which use aggressive pop-ups, fullscreen lock-ins, and fake warnings to trick users into calling fraudulent ...

A new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber criminals are doing across the country. In 2024, more than 859,000 Americans ...

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known as ...

(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more quickly and ensures that Defender SmartScreen blocks them faster. In scareware ...

Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber criminals are doing across the country. In 2024, more than ...