If you've ever tried to get computer help over the phone, you know how hard it can be to talk to a real person. Now scammers are taking advantage of that, making it difficult to know if your tech ...

The Windows Defender Security Center Alert is a web browser based tech support scam that tries to trick you into calling a remote support number. This alert display an alert that pretends to be ...

Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering tech policy, EU tech, mobile and the digital divide. She previously covered mobile as a senior reporter at CNET and also ...

Tech support scammers have been offering bogus technical support services and “resolving” people’s non-existent problems with their devices or software for years. Using a range of tried-and-tested ...

Scammers pretend to be highly skilled computer professionals and establish trust with their victim in order to obtain money or installation of fraudulent software. A technical support scam, sometimes ...