Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results
Our researchers found fake sponsored search results that lead consumers to a typical fake Microsoft alert site set up by tech support scammers.
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Catching up with WoofLocker, the most elaborate traffic redirection scheme to tech support scams
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: tech support scams Tags: fingerprinting Tags: steganography This tech support scam is one of the most long running and covert ones we have ever seen. |
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Read moreHow to spot and avoid a tech support scam
Categories: Awareness Categories: Personal Categories: Scams Tags: Tech Support Scams Tags: Malwarebytes Tags: impersonating Tags: screen lockers Tags: fake warnings Tags: remote access Tech support scams are an ongoing nuisance. Knowing how they operate helps you to recognize them. |
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Read moreTech support scammers caught by their own cameras
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:40:19 +0000
A Youtuber has hacked into the CCTV cameras of an office used by tech support scammers and recorded them being arrested by the police.
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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 moreTech support fraud is still very much alive, says latest FBI report
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:15:27 +0000
In 2021 the IC3 received 23,903 complaints related to tech support fraud from victims in 70 countries. Stay away from these scammers.
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Read moreWOOF 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
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| 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. Categories: Tags: 404Browlock404errorbrowlockbrowlocksBrowser guardbrowser lockerchromeEdgefirefoxmalvertisingmalvertising campaignsmicrosoftscamsSocial Engineeringsteganographytech supporttech support scamsTSSWOOF |
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Read moreRecipe for success: tech support scammers zero in via paid search
Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| We take a deep dive into the recently reported Azure-hosted tech support scam pages, identifying this as one of the most successful scam campaigns in use today. Categories: Tags: browlocksbrowser lockerbrowser lockersmalvertisingscammersscamstech support scamtech support scammerstech support scams |
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