January scams surge as criminals exploit updated personal data from brokers, targeting consumers with fake account verification and tax notices during peak financial season.

A recent report on scams found that Microsoft was imitated in nearly a quarter of all branded phishing attempts in Q4 of last ...

(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

This new survey from Mastercard shows the most vulnerable group of Americans isn't seniors, but their kids and grandkids. And it's not even close.

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 ...

Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

Few instances in life are as satisfying as turning the tables on online scammers and outsmarting them at their own game. Tech support scammers are among the most despicable of these, conning ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The FBI warns that calls are on the rise from scammers pretending to be tech support or a computer software company. The hackers get into the victim's computer, essentially taking it ...

With money and sensitive financial information, be wary of everything. Talk about this to your family members and co-workers. Spread the word.

When we hear “government shutdown,” most people think of federal workers being furloughed, closed national parks, or delayed paychecks. But a shutdown also has an impact you may not expect on your ...

Over the past couple of years, scammers on Facebook and Instagram have come up with a nifty way to hide. You might have noticed it too. Friend requests from people you’ve never met who call themselves ...