This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

The FBI dismantled an India-linked tech support scam that defrauded elderly Americans of millions, securing convictions of five Indian fraudsters and two US executives accused of enabling the ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn’t connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...

Beware of the 5 worst scams of 2025. From AI voice scams to job scams and romance scams -- these cons are costing us big ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. The FBI is warning smartphone users to beware the threat from ...

An FBI investigation led to the conviction of five India-based telemarketing fraudsters and two US telecom executives accused of enabling tech support scams worth millions of dollars.

A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...

Google has warned millions of Gmail users about a common scam impersonating the email service’s technical support team. If you need to recover your account credentials or change your password, Google ...

David Welles, a retired lawyer, had been struggling with his new iPad for hours when he tried to call tech support. But instead of dialing Microsoft to help him connect his email, the phone number he ...

The FBI said the two Americans also advised Indian call centres on how to avoid detection in tech fraud.

Americans over the age of 60 lost $7.7 billion to scams in 2025, with investment fraud, romance scams, and tech support ...