Scammers got into her computer after a pop-up convinced her there was an issue with it. She’s not alone. The FBI logged $2.13 billion in tech-support scam losses last year.

Microsoft's X account was used to promote a meme coin scam, and possibly even to distribute malware.

Four people have been arrested over an alleged Microsoft impersonation scam targeting US victims, with cryptocurrency payments routed through Bitcoin ATMs and wallets.

Tech support scams seem like old news, but Microsoft issued a warning recently about an expanded phishing campaign where threat actors posed as legitimate technical support staff and even tricked some ...

Scammers have found a way to weaponize an official Microsoft email address in order to spread their cyber crimes. Credit: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images If you've ever received an email from ...

A woman says she lost $22,500 after scammers posing as Microsoft convinced her to give them access to her computer, allowing them to steal banking information and drain her accounts.

On Aug. 7, a resident reported losing $49,200 after her computer was compromised. She responded to the number on the screen, which she believed to be Microsoft support. She allowed the person remote ...

Multiple scams over the course of three days bilked Washington state residents out of more than $670,000, according to a Facebook post from the local sheriff’s office. One of those scams involved an ...

Here’s what happened — and how to protect yourself from similar scams. Money; illustration AI-generated using Claude An 84-year-old Washington resident lost more than $400,000 in a scam after being ...