The Federal Trade Commission says cybercriminals are creating pop-ups that impersonate Microsoft ... link to access tech support. But -- the only security issue you truly face comes with the pop-up.

Above: an example of a scam pop-up featuring a fake support number Step 1: use Task Manager to close the pop-up Although some pop-up windows can be closed by clicking on the top-right X in the pop-up ...

Several months ago, Klingel received a pop-up message on his computer ... Jim Shackelford says authorities are seeing more of these scams in part because cyberthieves have become masters at ...

A suspect in a computer pop-up scam is in Martin County Jail after ... stating that she had been on her computer when a Microsoft pop-up showed up on her screen, urging her to call a number ...

Police said this scam also began with a computer pop-up, but this time asking the victim to contact Microsoft's tech support number. The scammers then pretended to be a tech support agent and a ...