Microsoft unveils new scam detection software The tool will be available to Microsoft Edge users This could lead to an end to 'tech support scams' if widely adopted Microsoft has officially launched a ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says hackers are using Microsoft Teams for phishing, vishing and quishing via social ...

Waynesboro Police are warning locals about a scam targeting Facebook users where criminals impersonate Microsoft tech support. Police say that an individual in Franklin County had been using ...

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known ...

Microsoft Edge 133 is now rolling out globally, and it ships with several improvements, including a new scareware blocker ...

Microsoft Edge's latest update introduces a security feature to combat scams that defraud victims of nearly a billion dollars ...

One of the most nefarious examples of scareware is the “tech support scam,” which ... You may have even seen a few Microsoft IT support scam pop-ups yourself over the years.

To do so, open Edge on your Windows PC, tap on the three horizontal dots on the top right of the screen and click on Settings ...

After the scareware is thwarted, you can report the malicious site to Microsoft. Here's how it all works. Many scareware sites run the infamous tech support scam. Clicking a link or notification ...