The Federal Trade Commission is sending out a warning about a stubborn scam that could leave you locked out of your own ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The old “Microsoft Tech Support” scam has a new twist. Nowadays, to make it more convincing, scammers tie in the Treasury Department and blast a message on your ...

A new report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber ...

The current phone scam employs similar tricks to that of ... Windows Service Center, Microsoft Tech Support, Windows Technical Department Support Group and Microsoft Research and Development ...

The way many of these scams work is simple: after tricking a user into calling a fake customer support number ... has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large with over 15 years ...

Business email compromise scams—where attackers pose as executives or vendors to trick employees into wiring money—raked in $2.7 billion in stolen funds. Tech support scams are also on the ...

Police said this scam also began with a computer pop-up, but this time asking the victim to contact Microsoft's tech support number. The scammers then pretended to be a tech support agent and a ...

Under anonymity, the man said thieves, posing as tech support agents ... Prince George’s County Police say this isn’t the only scam happening in the county. Police say since the year began ...

Microsoft warns its Quick Assist app could expose Windows and macOS users to AI-driven tech support scams and "scareware" News By Kevin Okemwa published 22 April 2025 ...

Americans over 60 lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023, up 11% from 2022 Tech support scams were the most common; investment scams were the costliest Over 100,000 complaints were filed by seniors ...

AI enables quick creation of fake e-commerce sites and job scams with convincing interviews. Tech support fraud is also enhanced through AI-driven social engineering. Microsoft, in its latest ...

One of the oldest scams in the books is still working. Tech support scams stole some $1.4 billion. In these scams, the crooks tell you by phone your computer has been hit with a virus, and they ...