Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: malvertising

Tags: weebly

Tags: google

Tags: ads

Tags: seniors

Tags: recipe

Tags: tech support

Tags: scam

Scammers are buying ads on for the most common Google searches made by seniors and defrauding them with tech support scams.

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Canon printer owners: Be careful of bogus driver download sites

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 08:43:17 +0000

We look at reports of scams involving fake Canon printer drivers, non-existent downloads, and tech support scams.

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FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:45:23 +0000

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z_YNbnD3_LU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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Two charged with tech-support scamming the elderly for $10m

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:55:01 +0000

The tech-support scammers were allegedly part of a network of crooks in the US and India who conned about 7,500 victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/0TbNYtAQBLk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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