A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. You have been warned. This threat is now surging and has more than ...

The rapid rise of AI-generated child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) is leaving Ohio lawmakers grappling with how to address the issue. Former golf pro on run in Mexico indicted for stealing nearly $1M ...

Tech support scams are also on the rise, especially among older Americans. These scams often start with a pop-up warning about a “virus” or “security breach,” followed by a phone number to call for ...

(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

Fake Robinhood security texts about external wallet links go out in bulk to random phone numbers, not indicating actual ...

It’s another computer scam, this one growing in popularity because it plays on your computer’s tendency to malfunction, your faith in friendly tech support folk and your desire to return to a computer ...

One includes a pop-up warning on your computer screen. It says, “Your computer is infected! Call this number for help!” The other option is someone calls pretending to be either from Microsoft or ...

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 ...

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(StatePoint) Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support ...