Trading standards staff have won a landmark case after successfully prosecuting the man behind a Microsoft computer scam which tricks customers into paying for free anti-virus software. Crooks based ...

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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 ...

Scammers routinely impersonate Microsoft online. New research breaks down how the brand is used in phishing and why it still works.

The Microsoft tech support scam is a fraud that can target anyone with a computer. Pop-up messages urge you to call a number to sort out a supposed problem, with the scammers claiming to be Microsoft ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has officially launched a new ‘Scareware blocker’ feature to help better protect users ...

RESIDENTS in Bolton are being warned a new telephone scam is being carried out in the borough. Bolton Council’s Trading Standards team say a number of residents have received calls from people ...

Computer users have been warned about a new scam that has seen victims pay for scammers to fix made-up problems with their computers. Police are warning PC and laptop owners to be vigilant if they ...

RESIDENTS are being warned to be on the lookout for a computer scam. Bolton Council’s Trading Standards team is warning people about the return of a con from earlier this year. An initial warning was ...

A man who ran a Microsoft computer scam tricking people into paying for free anti-virus software has received a suspended four-month jail sentence. Mohammed Khalid Jamil, 34, from Luton, hired people ...

If you receive a Microsoft Office product randomly in the mail, be careful: It could be a scam. A cybersecurity consultant in the UK recovered a counterfeit Microsoft Office package mailed to a ...