SINGAPORE: Since the beginning of 2024, there have been around 200 reports of tech support scams, with victims losing at least $17.5 million, according to reports quoting a joint statement from ...

At least 198 reports have been made by victims who have fallen prey to tech support scams since the start of 2024, with a total loss amounting to at least $17.5 million. The police and Cyber ...

Microsoft unveils new scam detection software The tool will be available to Microsoft Edge users This could lead to an end to 'tech support scams' if widely adopted Microsoft has officially ...

Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters made a total of 3,533 scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) in 2024. Leading the list was the “Computer Tech Support” scam, ...

SINGAPORE – These alerts pop up on your computer screen, warning you of a virus that has infected your device. They also offer you a lifeline – a phone number for “tech support”.

The FBI reports that victims lose approximately a billion dollars every year to tech support and pop-up scams. Microsoft's January 27 update to their browser Edge aims to reduce that figure.

The goal was to safeguard users and prevent them from falling for scams that trick others ... make an immediate call for help and support to the fake domain. However, the latest scareware blocker will ...

Older Americans reported losing more than $1.9 billion to fraud last year. That's bad enough, but the Federal Trade Commission says that since most cases a… ...

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These scams often pressure victims to call fake tech support numbers, potentially leading to financial loss and compromised personal information. Microsoft says that its data revealed a ...