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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Scammers target anyone and everyone and they know which scams work for different demographics and all different ages. If someone begins describing a typical scam ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

Antivirus helps keep your devices safe. Anti scam tech helps keep your decisions safe. Both matter in a digital world where ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Scammers stole a record-breaking $12.5 billion from Americans in 2024, that's according to the FTC This new data from the Federal Trade Commission says this is a 25% increase ...

VENTURA, Calif. – Two Los Angeles men were arrested Friday when they arrived at a Ventura home to pick up money from a victim in connection to a computer-based scam On Feb. 13, around 2:40 p.m., the ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. “Scareware” has blighted the web ...