Even smart, knowledgeable experts can fall for phishing attacks. Here’s what happened, and how you can avoid the same fate.

Of these, tech support scams, including the Geek Squad scam, are some of the costliest, bilking Americans out of $924 million ...

Scammers are finding success with a new swindle. Here's how to protect yourself. The scam calls about your car’s extended warranty (you know, the one you never signed up for) seem to be finally ...

Starting in December 2024, leading up to some of the busiest travel days, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a phishing ...

This week, the Federal Trade Commission announced it would pay out more than $25.5 million to Windows users deceived by a scam that convinced them to buy so-called “computer repair” software.

A new scam is making the rounds on the internet, where a CAPTCHA popup asks users to prove they're not a robot by performing three simple steps, which actually downloads malware to the user's PC.

The companies, operating as two divisions of the same deceptive business, relied on classic tech support scam tactics. According to the agency, fake Microsoft Windows pop-ups warned users that their ...

The scam would often start with fake Microsoft Windows pop-ups warning that viruses had infected the device and prompting the owner to “scan” it “to avoid more damage.” Pop-ups like the one shown ...

Anyone who has used a Windows PC will know about the great Windows tech support scam. These scammers not only waste your time and energy but often leave a big hole in your pockets. One such Windows ...

but not before checking if it's running in a sandbox and configuring Windows Defender exclusions. The miner, based on the open-source miner XMRig, is padded with random blocks of data to artificially ...

Like something out of a science fiction movie, criminals are using AI to create voice clones of your family, friends and coworkers, all to scam you. In a 2023 survey, the antivirus software ...