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Hi Carol and Brian ~
Twice today I have received phone calls, purporting to be from Microsoft, telling me that my ISP has been compromised by several countries and that my license will be revoked in 36 hours. The caller ID information was weird: the call supposedly came from my partner’s initials at our phone number. The woman’s voice exhorted me to press “1” which I did not do. If either of you has any light to shed on this, I’d appreciate it. The situation feels somewhat threatening, probably because I’m not up on this sort of thing. Many thanks in advance! Answer This is a scam. Microsoft will never call you. Many people get these demands via pop ups on their computer. Ultimately they will want you to give them access to your computer to fix a problem you don’t actually have. Then can take control of your computer, install malware and demand payment to fix it. Whatever number showed up was spoofed. Just hang up. In fact if you see your own number coming up on caller ID, don't bother answering it! IRS will never call you. Apple will never call you. Scam artists will and they'll be glad to take your money.
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