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 ...

One includes a pop-up warning on your computer screen. It says, “Your computer is infected! Call this number for help!” The other option is someone calls pretending to be either from Microsoft or ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The old “Microsoft Tech Support” scam has a new twist. Nowadays, to make it more convincing, scammers tie in the Treasury Department and blast a message on your computer ...

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 ...

An Indian man, identified as Gaurav Trivedi from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, has been accused of running a fake Microsoft tech support scam from his apartment. The allegations emerged after an X user ...

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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 ...