The U.S. Attorney’s Office has recovered and returned approximately $328,573 to a victim of a computer support scam in Connecticut, federal officials said. “A computer support scam is a type of fraud ...

This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

FBI investigation shuts down Indian call centers behind $48M in scams. Learn how social engineering, amygdala hijacks, ...

CATSKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Catskill Police Department is warning residents of tech scams that involve fake alerts or error messages on websites. Police said ...

A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nachiket Banwari, a Charlotte resident, was sentenced to serve more than two years in prison for participating in a tech scheme.

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 ...

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It feels awful to be scammed. Unnerving to have a person's voice suddenly yelling at you right out of your computer. And you can't make it stop. "You've been hacked!" "You have pornographic material ...