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 ...

Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

A San Diego man pleaded guilty Thursday to laundering over $40 million from scams targeting the elderly.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. You have been warned. This threat is now surging and has more than ...

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 ...

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Internet scams are a booming business. According to the most current crime report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2023, the United States saw the highest number of complaints—nearly 3.8 ...

(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

It's not just the little kids I worry about at home when it comes to scams. After a certain age, elderly parents also start ...

A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...

Debt Collection and SNAP Scams Join Top Fraud Threats Facing Vermonters. Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters made a total of 3,982 scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consum ...

The Farmer Music Center, a state-of-the-art outdoor venue planned along the Ohio Riverfront, is scheduled to open in spring 2027. Man brought back to Cincinnati to face charges in fatal 2024 OVI crash ...