Microsoft is warning of a new tech support scam, which is doing the rounds. Up until now tech support scammers have cold-called people in order to try and convince them to visit fake Microsoft ...

Nearly as soon as the web was born, scammers were using it to con people out of their money. From foreign princes who need your help to reclaim their family fortunes to chain emails with embedded ...

Windows 11 users in particular are advised to be extra careful with unexpected messages claiming their device needs an urgent ...

Computer users have been warned about a new scam that has seen victims pay for scammers to fix made-up problems with their computers. Police are warning PC and laptop owners to be vigilant if they ...

Cyber gangs from Russia are increasingly acting as Microsoft support staff, in order to steal data or deliver ransomware to their victims. Security vendor Sophos says it has seen two separate groups ...

12:25, Fri, Mar 31, 2017 Updated: 13:01, Mon, Oct 21, 2019 Scammers are constantly coming up with more ingenious ways to trick Microsoft users into handing over personal data. Last year Microsoft ...

Co-ordinated action by the ACMA, the US Federal Trade Commission and regulators in other countries has closed down a long running telephone scam in which the scammers posed as tech support staff for ...

Tech support scammers are often based in foreign countries, making it harder to stop them. But thanks to a tip from Microsoft and Amazon, officials in India shut down two tech support operations in ...