State police are sounding the alarm that many people are seeing an increased number of scam messages come across their ...

Google is pushing everyone toward passkeys (https://google.com/account/about/passkeys), which use your fingerprint or face scan instead of a password. Passkeys can’t be phished, making them a much ...

Scams that target you and threaten you through your computer are showing no signs of slowing down. Computer threat scams were No. 2 on News 8 On Your Side consumer investigator Brian Roche's list ...

The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information ...

Protect yourself from online scams with these tips, including a detailed account of attempts to remove ransomware.

This writer was a victim of a computer virus scam and offers four tips to prevent others from getting conned the way she did.

Jim Stacy said a scam that victimized him through his laptop has forced him to delay his retirement by years. He's sharing his story to help others.

The Phantom Hacker Scam has stolen over $1 billion since 2024, preying mostly on seniors’ retirement savings. Scammers use a ...

Scam emails can cause massive headaches or, worse, financial ruin. Here are some telltale warning signs to look out for.

How the scam works: If someone claiming to be from Microsoft, Apple or another tech company calls to ask if you’ve had computer problems, just say no and hang up.

The scam-baiters seem almost like a spontaneous evolutionary response to a threatening predatory species— think of them as the T cells of the Internet’s immune system.

The basic scam involved is called "ransomware." A third party injects some malware to make it seem that you've lost control of your computer.