A New Jersey man avoided jail but was fined $3,000 for trying to collect $300,000 in gold from a Cayuga County scam victim. Shabeer Ahmad, 58, was convicted of attempted grand larceny and conspiracy ...
Microsoft researchers observed a recent spam campaign that distributes emails with links to fake tech support websites, according to an Aug. 7 Windows Security blog post. Unlike standard phishing ...
Microsoft has long been, and still remains, the king of the operating system hill. According to Statista, nearly 70% of computers, tablets and consoles run on Windows, making Microsoft — and the ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to consumers deceived by tech support scammers, averaging about $34 per person.… The refunds relate to a case last year ...
Cybercriminals are using fake search engine listings to hijack the results for people looking for tech support from brands like Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal.
Microsoft’s latest Cyber Signals report shows how cybercriminals are using AI to make scams more believable and harder to spot. The company says that between April 2024 and April 2025, it stopped $4 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Microsoft has issued a new warning as the nightmare of “unbeatable” ...