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A week in security (May 8-14)

May 15, 2023 0 Comments ad block, allan liska, aurora stealer, avlab assessment, brightline, discord, fake bbc news, Google, google passkey, invalid printer loader, lock and code s04e11, msi, msp, news, Patch Tuesday, Ransomware, ransomware review, redstinger, sponsored tweets, tech support scam, twitter, youtube

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The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14.

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A week in security (April 17 – 23)

April 24, 2023 0 Comments airbnb scam, alphv ransomware, cambridge analytica settlement claim, chrome zero-day, domino backdoor, facebook, facebook hoax, fake chrome update, fake irs tax email, Fancy Bear, instagram scam, living-off-the-land, lockbit ransomware, lost injured dog facebook hoax, lotl attack, malwarebytes admin, news, Qbot, Ransomware, ransomware in germany report, spring cleaning your browser, swatting-as-aservice, tech support scam

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The most interesting security related news from the week of April 17 – 23.

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FTC tackles tech support scams by chasing payment processor firms

April 24, 2023 0 Comments chargeback, fine, FTC, news, payment processor, scammers, tech support scam, visa

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We take a look at a story involving the FTC going head to head with a payment processor caught up in tech support scam allegations.

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Tech support scammers target Microsoft users with fake Office 365 USB sticks

August 19, 2022 0 Comments fake, Microsoft, news, office 365, phone call, scammers, tech support scam, usb stick

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We take a look at a Microsoft warning related to tech support scammers sending out bogus USB sticks in the mail.

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A week in security (June 13 – June 19)

June 20, 2022 0 Comments A week in security, chrome, confluence, confluence vulnerability, firefox, follina, https ddos, Internet Explorer, interpol, ip2scam, itarian, kaiser permanente, kim lewandowski, linux malware, lock and code, mac vulnerability, Microsoft, spyware, Stalkerware, symbiote, tech support scam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:49:33 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Taking down the IP2Scam tech support campaign

June 13, 2022 0 Comments tech support scam, threat intelligence

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:41:16 +0000

Tech support scams follow a simple business model that has not changed much over the years. After all, why change a recipe that continues to yield large profits. We see countless such campaigns and block them indiscriminately to protect our customers from being defrauded by a fraudulent tech support agent over the phone. Every now…

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Beware scammers disguised as fraud busters

April 29, 2022 0 Comments app desk, impersonation fraud, impersonation scam, inspector laura hamill, scams, tech support scam, the daily record

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:38:35 +0000

Scammers are asking people to download a remote access app onto their phones so they can steal their savings.

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Tech support scam campaign targets Japanese visitors to PornHub

March 31, 2022 0 Comments browser lock, cloaking, pornhub, tech support scam, Tech support scams

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:00:05 +0000

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team has identified a malvertising campaign targeting Japanese users of PornHub.

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A week in security (January 20 – 26)

January 27, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, Apple, awis, blog recap, breach, facebook phishing, fake job listings, Google, hiring scam, jhonerat, nest iot, pupyrat, Ransomware, rat, remote-access trojan, sextortion, tech support scam, thsuite, tinder, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:17:14 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including tech support scams, deepfakes, and the latest ransomware attack in Florida.

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A week in security

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

September 23, 2019 0 Comments elderly, fake tech support, Law & order, security threats, tech support, tech support scam, tech support scammers

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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