Now, consumers will be protected even if they initiate a call to a tech support scammer. Now, consumers will be protected even if they initiate a call to a tech support scammer. The Federal Trade ...

A 90-year-old lost $20,000 to a tech support scam. Learn how criminals trick older adults, the warning signs, and how to stay safe online. Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam.

Tech support scammers are modern-day con artists, preying on our deepest technological fears and vulnerabilities. Tammy of Flagler Beach, Florida, recently reached out to us with a concerning email: ...

Regulations protecting people from telemarketing scams now cover tech support scams, which have cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years. In a 4-1 vote, the Federal Trade ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

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 ...

Tech support scams cost victims billions each year and often target the most vulnerable users. Scammers use fear and urgency to trick people into giving access to their devices or financial ...

The FTC is amending its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to better protect consumers from tech support scams. The new rules cover not just incoming telemarketing calls but also outgoing calls from ...

The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 million. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, ...

Paddle will pay the FTC $5m to settle allegations that it processed payments for tech support scammers. The UK-based payments firm will also be permanently banned from processing payments for tech ...