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 ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The confirmed loss in a computer hacking scam now exceeds more than $10 million, with some victims losing their life savings or homes, a federal prosecutor says. Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

In an email we received from Janet D., she shared her recent unsettling experience. Here’s what she described: "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked ...

A tactic used by a growing number of scammers is to impersonate help centres in order to trick victims into sharing their screens via WhatsApp. By doing so, they can obtain sensitive information like ...

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 ...

BEREA, Ohio -- A West Street resident lost $89,800 through a computer and telephone scam. The resident told police he was operating his computer Nov. 15 when the screen turned black. A message on the ...

With the rise of cyber fraud, a new scam has emerged known as “WhatsApp Screen-Sharing Fraud”. This scheme threatens users’ bank accounts and digital identities, enabling fraudsters to seize their ...