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Bookmark or Share- Protect yourself from tech support scams - Microsoft SupportTech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers use scare tactics to trick you into unnecessary technical support services to supposedly fix device or software problems that don't exist. At best, the scammers are trying to get you to pay them to "fix" a nonexistent problem with your device or software.
- Protect yourself from online scams and attacks - Microsoft SupportIn this article we're going to talk about some of the most common cyberattacks and scams that we see, and give you a few things you can do to protect yourself. One of the most common attacks we see are what we call “phishing” attacks (pronounced like fishing).
- How to spot a "fake order" scam - Microsoft SupportFortunately, these scams are often easy to spot. Let's take a good look at the clues in this example that pretends to be a subscription confirmation to Norton LifeLock. 1. The sender address. The sender's email address is often the first clue that the message is a fake. In this example they haven't even tried to make it look real.
- Phishing and suspicious behavior in Outlook - Microsoft SupportHere are some ways to deal with phishing and spoofing scams in Outlook.com. Spoof Intelligence from Microsoft 365 Advanced Threat Protection and Exchange Online Protection help prevent phishing messages from reaching your Outlook inbox. Outlook verifies that the sender is who they say they are and marks malicious messages as junk email.
- How to recover a hacked or compromised Microsoft account - Microsoft ...Learn how to recover a hacked or compromised account, what to do next, and how to prevent your account from being compromised in the future.
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