The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed or shut down many things in America, but scam callers certainly aren't one of them. In fact, over the last year and throughout the COVID-19 crisis, scam calls have swindled Americans out of billions of dollars. Here's what you need to know, and how you can keep yourself safe from this annoying menace.

Windows Defender is a critical program for protecting your PC. But a buggy new update from Microsoft totally breaks it and prevents you from running a full-system scan when you need it the most. Thankfully, there's a way to fix it: another update! Really, Microsoft?

Everyone is wondering desperately where their stimulus checks are, which is why the IRS created a new online tool where people could plug in their information and verify their status. Unfortunately, it's not working properly for many taxpayers, and some are even reporting that their checks were sent to the wrong account!