NEW YORK — A Brooklyn woman was scammed out of $100,000 in an elaborate scheme involving a frozen computer, an in-person meeting and a secret code word. As police search for the alleged scammer, the ...

Q: What can I do when my Windows 11 computer freezes or seems unresponsive intermittently? A: Few things are more frustrating than watching your computer grind to a halt just when you need it most.

A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through Western Union Holdings Inc.’s money-transfer service. A sample of the Trojan horse virus ...