A tech support rep calls and offers to fix a computer bug you haven't even noticed, or a pop-up warning appears on the screen, instructing you to dial a number for help. In this con, scammers pose as ...

This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

Fake tech support scams have emerged after the CrowdStrike outage disrupted systems worldwide. The outage was caused by a defective software update from CrowdStrike, not a cyberattack. CrowdStrike ...

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 ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn’t connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...