A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli has been accused of running a Microsoft tech support scam from his apartment after an online vigilante turned the tables on him. The allegations surfaced when a ...

In a major crackdown, Bengaluru police have dismantled a transnational cybercrime syndicate that defrauded American and UK citizens through a sophisticated Microsoft support scam. The gang, operating ...

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According to the hacker, the alleged scam followed a typical pattern: a fake pop-up warning would freeze a victim’s screen, play loud alarm sounds, and prompt them to call a bogus helpline number. (X/ ...