A popular tactic of criminals is the "fake order" scam. The way it works is that you get a message, usually in email or text, that appears to be a routine confirmation for an order. Of course, you never ordered whatever product or service it's confirming. The message looks common enough, and it says that money will be charged to your credit card or withdrawn from your bank account for the ...

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A phishing email is an email that appears legitimate but is actually an attempt to get your personal information or steal your money. Some deceptive emails appear to be from a safe sender but, in fact, have a "spoofed" source address to fool you. Here are some ways to deal with phishing and spoofing scams in Outlook.com. Spoof intelligence in Exchange Online Protection helps prevent phishing ...

If the Copilot app is not already on your Mac, read how to install Copilot on macOS. The Copilot app for macOS generally supports the same features available on copilot.com, with the following additions: MacOS shortcut key Light and dark mode Device context Features not currently supported in Copilot for macOS include: Copilot Pages Deep Research MacOS Shortcut Key You can bring up Copilot at ...

Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled. Someone you know, such as a family member, bought something with your card. You can now investigate this on the Manage your payments page. A previously declined charge was charged again. A pre-order or split order was shipped. Someone made an in-app purchase from an app, game, or ...

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Find out more info about what doxing is and how to protect yourself from those who might try to use your private info against you on the Xbox service.

View protected files in Windows using the Microsoft Purview Information Protection viewer If you are trying to open a protected file in Windows and it does not open properly, then you will likely need to use the Microsoft Purview Information Protection viewer for the desktop. The information protection viewer supports the following file types and environments.

In early 2024, National Public Data, an online background check and fraud prevention service, experienced a significant data breach. This breach allegedly exposed up to 2.9 billion records with highly sensitive personal data of up to 170M people in the US, UK, and Canada (Bloomberg Law). This article provides detailed information about the breach, the data exposed, and recommended actions to ...

Microsoft prioritizes account security and works to prevent people from signing in without your permission. When we notice a sign-in attempt from a new location or device, we help protect the account by sending you an email message and an SMS alert. If your phone number or email changes, it's important to promptly update the security contact info on the Security basics page so we can work with ...