Tech support scammers are modern-day con artists, preying on our deepest technological fears and vulnerabilities. Tammy of Flagler Beach, Florida, recently reached out to us with a concerning email: ...
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 ...
Cutting corners: Amazon and Microsoft have collaborated with India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to bust fake tech support centers that affected over 2,000 of their customers, mainly in the ...
Many times per week, sometimes many times a day, I get phone calls from concerned folks telling me the same story. The story starts with, “I got a call from Microsoft … .” But, sometimes, the story ...
The Boston Division of the FBI is warning consumers of a recent rise in sophisticated tech support scams that have drained victims’ bank accounts. The Bureau says people can avoid this scam if they ...