This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

Fraud operations now operate like call centers, complete with hiring, training, and performance tracking. Flare reveals how ...

(StatePoint) 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 ...

Tech support scams cost victims billions each year and often target the most vulnerable users. Scammers use fear and urgency to trick people into giving access to their devices or financial ...

Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what are technical support scams, why older adults are often targeted, what to do immediately in response to a scary pop up, ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...

Sally Arzella Moser at her home on July 2, 2018, in Hayward, Calif. Moser was victimized in a tech-support scam. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group/TNS) Sally Arzella Moser at her home on July 2, 2018, ...

Tech-support scams cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Seniors are particular targets of the crooks, sometimes losing their life savings. The scam often starts with a call, email, ...

Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...

Fake phone numbers in search listings are being used to impersonate companies and steal sensitive information from ...

Put as simply as possible, Apple won’t call or text you to warn of an issue. It will not send you a number to call. It will ...