Engadget readers like yourself are probably more tech savvy than the average person. That means you may get roped into helping older family members with email woes, new phone setups, or deciphering if ...

As we approach the 2024-25 school year, it is important to us in IT Services that everyone receives the support they need. Part of that is making sure you know what steps to take in order to get that ...

New Delhi police have arrested 63 suspects in the last two months working and operating 26 call centers that were engaging in tech support scams, posing as tech support staff at Microsoft, Google, ...

The Windows Support Alert Tech Support Scam is an web browser tech support scam that displays an alert that states your system had detected unusual activity and that you should call the listed phone ...

Tech support scammers have been offering bogus technical support services and “resolving” people’s non-existent problems with their devices or software for years. Using a range of tried-and-tested ...

One of the largest online communities of security researchers is organizing a night of fun, learning, and research, during which they plan to reverse the table and prank call tech support scammers.

Tech bloggers are warning about a scam that tricks a phone's caller ID to display a real Verizon Wireless tech support number, duping people into providing personal information to fraudsters. One ...

Tech support scams, obviously shady though they might seem to some, continueto catch more and more people—Microsoft says the number of reported cases is on the rise, while in March the U.S Internet ...

My 76-year old mom is an incredibly tech-savvy senior who commands her gadgets more like a Millennial than someone born the same year the ballpoint pen was invented. She also has an array of built-in ...

You’re enjoying a quiet moment catching up on social media when an odd icon pops up on your computer screen. The message warns that your computer has been infected by a virus and urges you to call a ...