Microsoft’s built-in security tool has improved over the years, and it still blocks plenty of everyday threats. But the latest news — along with a wave of scams abusing the Windows Defender name — ...

Scams are a dime a dozen on the internet these days. It seems if we drop our guards for even a second, we may become the prey of cybercriminals looking to infect our computers with malware, steal our ...

In an email we received from Janet D., she shared her recent unsettling experience. Here’s what she described: "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked ...

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — After a New Castle man lost almost $19,000 in a technical support scam, Pennsylvania State Police are advising the public on what to look out for so they can avoid falling victim to ...

WASHINGTON — A computer crash and a pop up message led to a D.C. woman losing out on more than $640,000 through gold coins and wire transfers, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Wednesday. A ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police in Elizabethtown issued a scam alert to help residents protect their money. The Elizabethtown Police Department said in one case, a local man got a virus pop-up on his ...

A New Hampshire man shared his story of being scammed out of his retirement savings to raise awareness. Scammers used a fake computer virus pop-up and impersonated bank security to gain the victim's ...