TRICKS THEY ARE USING TO GET YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. YOU TURN ON YOUR LAPTOP OR YOUR PERSONAL COMPUTER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SEE A VERY FRIGHTENING MESSAGE. SOMETIMES WITH A BLARING AUDIBLE ...

Tech support scams A pop-up claims your computer has a security issue. They ask for remote access. That access turns into ...

A scam has targeted one Acadiana resident who claims she paid a company $500 last year for virus protection on her computer. The company recently contacted the woman demanding she go to a website and ...

Busy scammers are targeting Fairfield County computers. Your computer develops a series of frustrating problems. An e-mail comes on your screen supposedly from from Microsoft, telling you to call the ...

Scammers have a new way to try and steal your personal and financial information using QR codes and fake official-looking notices. Fortunately, it is possible to stay safe from this new tactic.

The Ohio Attorney General’s office is warning consumers about a scam that has seen an uptick in recent weeks involving computer repairs. Callers claim to be with a large corporation and telling people ...

From deepfake calls to phishing emails, AI-generated scams are on the rise. Learn the most common tactics and how to protect yourself.

American consumers lost a total of $2.1 billion to scams on social media last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new computer scam is making its rounds... and if you fall for it, you could end up with a computer virus that allows hackers to ...

A resident from Hingham, Massachusetts fell victim to an online scammer claiming to be from Microsoft on Tuesday. According to Hingham police, the resident lost $21,000 in the scheme. Sign up for our ...