The Boston Division of the FBI is warning consumers of a recent rise in sophisticated tech support scams that have drained victims’ bank accounts. The Bureau says people can avoid this scam if they ...

The System Support Alert tech support scam that displays a popup that pretends to be a Windows Defender alert. This fake alert then states that your computer is infected with the Zeus virus. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...