Microsoft's X account was used to promote a meme coin scam, and possibly even to distribute malware.

Hackers hijacked Microsoft’s official X account to promote a $Clippy crypto token, exposing more than 13 million followers to ...

Microsoft's X account was hijacked in October 2026 to promote a fake Clippy crypto token, fooling 13 million followers with a ...

Microsoft support scams are probably the oldest type of online scam, and they remain just as dangerous as they were a decade ago, perhaps even more so now with scammers having access to better ...

It didn’t take long for Microsoft to scrap Clippy, its mostly useless virtual assistant from the late ‘90s. He still achieved ...

Microsoft has long been, and still remains, the king of the operating system hill. According to Statista, nearly 70% of computers, tablets and consoles run on Windows, making Microsoft — and the ...

Nearly as soon as the web was born, scammers were using it to con people out of their money. From foreign princes who need your help to reclaim their family fortunes to chain emails with embedded ...

If there is one corporation that is targeted by scammers more than anyone else, it is Microsoft. From customer support scams to impersonation and phishing attacks, the company’s services are ...

Q: I got a message from Microsoft saying that my computer has been blocked because the Zeus virus was detected. Is this legit and what should I do? A: The ongoing game by scammers to convince people ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's recent Edge update introduces a blocker to combat scareware scams, which use aggressive pop-ups, fullscreen lock-ins, and fake warnings to trick users into calling fraudulent ...

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