Tag: Tech Support
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RevenueWire to pay $6.7 million to settle FTC charges
What can you do as a scammer when no legitimate payment provider wants to process your payments anymore? Or, what if you are growing sick …
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Fake Tech Support Company Dupes 40K Victims Out of $8m
A college drop-out has admitted using malware and a fake tech support company to con 40,000 victims out of millions of dollars. Former …
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Two charged with tech-support scamming the elderly for $10m
Two US people have been charged with the alleged tech-support scumbaggery of spooking old people by shoving scary “Your computer has a …
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Recipe for Disaster as Tech Support Scammers Use Paid Search
Tech support gangs have been spotted using paid search to reel in unsuspecting victims looking for food-related content online, according …
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Tech Support Scams: What are They and How do I Stay Safe?
If you read this blog regularly you’re no doubt aware that cyber-criminals are a determined bunch, with a large range of tools and …
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Fake Tech Support Centers Raided in India: Scams Uncovered
Scammers at fake tech support centers — frequently based in India — capitalize on those unsettled feelings, often coercing people to …
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Tech Support Scams Decline as Consumers Get Savvy
Global exposure to and losses from tech support scams has dropped over the past two years as consumers become more savvy, although in the …
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Google Ads cracks down on tech support scammers
Remember Google’s boast earlier this year that it took down 3.2 billion bad ads during 2017? A few months on and the company has now …
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Google Set to Restrict Tech Support Ads
Google has started restricting ads for tech support services ahead of rolling out a verification program to deal with rising levels of …
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Tech Support Scammers Taking Advantage of Call Optimization Services
Hey there, here are your top news stories from eWEEK. Today’s topics include Symantec warning of increasingly sophisticated tech support …
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