After a stellar career as a social worker and mental health program manager for the state of Washington, 73-year-old Barb Putnam, of Olympia, has lost the majority of her life savings through a scam ...

The FBI’s warning could not be clearer: “Legitimate customer, security, or tech support companies will not initiate ...

If you’ve been the victim of an online scam or identity crime, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ...

From there, the victim is prompted to call a fake tech-support number, after which the scam proceeds from there. This type of scam is particularly convincing and often targets vulnerable users ...

From customer support ... tax number. Some victims are even asked to buy equipment for the job, pay a hiring fee or purchase gift cards, which are classic signs that the whole thing is a scam.

Beware of iCloud scams using urgent messages. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you spot the red flags to protect ...

Microsoft has introduced a new scareware blocker in its Edge browser to protect users from online scams leveraging scareware tactics. This new feature detects and blocks aggressive web pages using ...

Internet users have also reported a Geek Squad scam that asks you to reset your Best Buy password due to suspicious activity. However, the link included in the email also asks you to provide your old ...

Microsoft has started rolling out an AI-powered “Scareware Blocker” for its Edge browser on Windows PCs. When enabled, the ...

Gmail users are being asked to secure their accounts and remain vigilant as a series of highly sophisticated AI-driven scams ...

Officials warn that scams offer support to resolve issues including compromised emails or bank account, computer viruses, or ...

that victims of such scams typically receive pop-up alerts informing them that their computer had been compromised, with a phone number to call for technical support. Phone numbers provided ...