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 scam. The ...

Tech Protecting yourself from Microsoft tech support scams Recognizing red flags and keeping your tech safe By Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report Fox News Published December 9, 2024 10:00am EST Video ...

In the first six months of 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received 19,000 complaints about tech support scams with estimated losses of more than $542 million. By August, losses ...

Call the number. Give them remote access to your computer. Pay them anything! You CAN follow these steps: Restart your device. Update your security software. Ask a trusted tech-savvy friend for help!

A scammer will contact you using a phony Geek Squad scam email, text or phone call. (Keep in mind, emails and phone numbers can be spoofed to look like they are from the Geek Squad when they are ...

Police said the scam, which has impacted at least 20 people, involved suspects placing pop-up notifications on their devices with instructions to call a phone number, according to Prince George's ...

The cybersecurity firm Guardio found a 573% rise in tech support scams when comparing just the recent six months to the previous period. “They really try and plant that sense of urgency into the ...

Police search for tech support scammers in Prince George's County So far this year, Prince George's County police have received reports of 22 tech support scams resulting in the loss of roughly ...

EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) - An El Cajon mom of a disabled teen says an internet scam cost her half of her savings. “I just remember being baffled. Why [am] I being charged?” said Jana Flick ...