If you see a Windows Defender Security warning saying the Computer is locked, ignore the instructions in the message and then follow these suggestions.

The 'your computer is locked' scam is increasing across the country but it is another form of the tech support scam, trying to get back account data.

If you get a pop-up saying Windows locked due to unusual activity, it's a scam follow these steps to ensure that it doesn't cause any harm to your computer.

Here's what to do if you get a pop-up on your computer with an urgent security message ...

State police are sounding the alarm that many people are seeing an increased number of scam messages come across their devices. This is what they say to look out for. Scammers could be trying to ...

I'm going through the equipment, and there is a MacBook Pro from 2016 here that is locked. Booting it just presents a message saying "Your computer is disabled. Try again in 60 minutes.