“Sad announcement” email leads to tech support scam
People are receiving disturbing emails that appear to imply something has happened to their friend or family member.
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A week in security (May 8-14)
Categories: News Tags: YouTube Tags: ad block Tags: sponsored tweets Tags: Twitter Tags: fake BBC News Tags: AVLab assessment Tags: Google Tags: Google Passkey Tags: MSP Tags: Patch Tuesday Tags: Discord Tags: RedStinger Tags: tech support scam Tags: Aurora stealer Tags: Invalid Printer loader Tags: MSI Tags: ransomware Tags: Brightline Tags: ransomware review Tags: Allan Liska Tags: Lock and Code S04E11 The most interesting security related news of the week from May 8 till 14. |
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Categories: News Tags: fake Chrome update Tags: AirBnb scam Tags: fake IRS tax email Tags: Ransomware in Germany report Tags: Living Off The Land Tags: LOTL attack Tags: ALPHV ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: spring cleaning your browser Tags: lost injured dog Facebook hoax Tags: Facebook hoax Tags: swatting-as-aservice Tags: LockBit ransomware Tags: Instagram scam Tags: Domino Backdoor Tags: Malwarebytes Admin Tags: Fancy Bear Tags: tech support scam Tags: QBot Tags: Chrome zero-day Tags: Facebook Tags: Cambridge Analytica settlement claim The most interesting security related news from the week of April 17 – 23. |
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Read moreFTC tackles tech support scams by chasing payment processor firms
Categories: News Tags: ftc Tags: tech support scam Tags: scammers Tags: payment processor Tags: fine Tags: visa Tags: chargeback 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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Read moreTech support scammers target Microsoft users with fake Office 365 USB sticks
Categories: News Tags: Microsoft Tags: USB stick Tags: tech support scam Tags: scammers Tags: Office 365 Tags: fake Tags: phone call 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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Read moreA week in security (June 13 – June 19)
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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Read moreTaking down the IP2Scam tech support campaign
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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Read moreBeware scammers disguised as fraud busters
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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Read moreTech support scam campaign targets Japanese visitors to PornHub
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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Read moreA week in security (January 20 – 26)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:17:14 +0000
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| 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. Categories: Tags: Appleawisblog recapbreachfacebook phishingfake job listingsGooglehiring scamJhoneRATNest IOTPupyRATransomwareratremote access Trojansextortiontech support scamTHSuiteTinderweekly blog roundup |
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