Data released this year shows US households have an average of 17 devices that connect to the internet. That’s 17 devices to potentially have to troubleshoot at any given time. And when you are ...
Phishing scammers use rnicrosoft.com domain to impersonate Microsoft by replacing "m" with "rn" in typosquatting attacks that ...
The scam videos are unlisted, meaning you can’t find them through a search. Instead, they’re quietly placed in your feed by YouTube’s own ad system. One common scam this year has been the Trading Bot ...
They knew what I had ordered, how much it cost, and even who delivered it. It was nearly enough to convince me to hand over an OTP.
Bloom, a retired civil servant, was ensnared in a "tech support" scam. This type of fraud is increasingly common and largely targets older adults, who lost $588 million to tech support scams in 2022, ...
India federal law enforcement busted tech scam fraud rings operating in locations across the subcontinent after Microsoft and Amazon shared intelligence with the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Have you ever received a suspicious email or pop-up that made your heart race, even for a second? You're not alone. Online scams are getting more convincing every day, and even the most tech-savvy ...
Marjorie Bloom, a retired civil servant, was the victim of a "tech support" scam in 2021. Criminals used cryptocurrency to carry out the fraud. Bloom, now 77, lost her life savings: $661,000. Her ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Authorities are sounding the alarm about a high-tech twist on a common con where victims are duped by perpetrators to invest in phony cryptocurrency accounts. Online predators are ...
The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 million. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, ...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Local Tech consultant Dax Gulje wasn't surprised to learn Santa Barbara Police were getting calls about a scam demanding Bitcoin. "Believe it or not, this has been going around ...