Tag: Scareware
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Fake Obituary Sites Send Grievers to Porn and Scareware Pages
Security researchers have warned of a slew of fake obituaries designed to make money for their creators by redirecting visitors to adult …
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Scareware scam: Restoro and Reimage fined $26 million by FTC
Two firms have been fined $26 million by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for scaring consumers into believing their computers were …
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What Is Scareware and How to Prevent It?
Scareware is a type of malware that relies on a social engineering tactic: it tricks users into believing their system has been infected …
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MegaCortex ransomware distracts victims with Matrix film references
It’s easy to forget that malware authors are regular human beings with hobbies and interests – not that different from their many …
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IBM Warns of Apple Siri Shortcut Scareware Risk
Apple’s Siri voice assistant is intended to help users, but according to new research from IBM published by IBM on Jan. 31, the Siri …
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Scareware scheme operator thrown behind bars for targeting US media
A Latvian national has been issued a prison sentence for his role in a scareware operation that targeted visitors of the Minneapolis Star …
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Fake Amazon ad ranks top on Google search results
Dang! Don’t you just hate it when you search for Amazon on Google, you click on the top link (which of course must be legit, …
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