The Better Business Bureau issued a consumer alert for Microsoft computer users. The scam comes after Microsoft announced it is no longer providing technical assistance, software updates, or bug fixes ...

Cybercriminals are now able to rent Malware-as-a-service and legally install malware on your PC. Learn how to identify these ...

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of two separate reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" scam targeting seniors. In this scheme, victims are falsely informed that their computers ...

In my computer service business, we regularly get calls from users that have been scammed. Some have let a remote scammer onto their computer and get their data/passwords stolen, while some get taken ...

“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 ...

The update screen is a normal occurrence on Windows machines, so of course hackers are now manipulating it to sneak malware onto devices. The scheme, a recent iteration of a ClickFix attack, is ...

Microsoft's new tool protects users from fake support and scam popups The new scareware sensor in Edge promises faster SmartScreen threat detection The AI-driven Scareware blocker is backed with ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...