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 ...

Tech support scams are also on the rise, especially among older Americans. These scams often start with a pop-up warning about a “virus” or “security breach,” followed by a phone number to call for ...

Tech support scams have risen significantly in recent years. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, consumers and businesses lost almost a billion dollars ($924,512,658) to tech support ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Better Business Bureau’s Cameron Nakashima joined Wake Up 2Day to explain who’s being targeted, how much they’re losing, and what you need to watch out for on the ongoing issues ...

Scammers nearly stole an Apple account by exploiting the support system with authentic-looking tickets and phone calls, users ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can now go after scammers posing as tech support providers even if it's the consumer who called them up. It has just approved amendments to its Telemarketing Sales ...

A new report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) paints a sobering picture of just how much damage cyber criminals are doing across the country. In 2024, more than 859,000 Americans ...

The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves a coordinated team of fraudsters posing as tech support, financial institutions, and U.S. government agencies to convince victims their devices and money are at risk ...

Tech support scammers are modern-day con artists, preying on our deepest technological fears and vulnerabilities. Tammy of Flagler Beach, Florida, recently reached out to us with a concerning email: ...