Imagine working on your computer and getting an alert on your screen—that’s what happened to one viewer wanting to spread the word about this new scam. Viewer message: "My computer locked up with a ...

You may have noticed a pop-up that says Windows is locked due to unusual activity. The message can stir some panic, which is what it is designed to do. If that is the case, you have come to the right ...

Microsoft is expanding its protection tools in its Edge browser with the wider release of its Scareware blocker and the introduction of a new scareware sensor aimed at stopping tech support scams ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. “Scareware” has blighted the web ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office wants to make the public aware of recent scams going around, a Microsoft scam and Louisiana DMV scam. In the Microsoft scam, victims ...

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known as ...