Tag: Tech Support Scams
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FBI Warns Of Disturbing Rise In Tech Support Scams With An Unusual Twist
FBI Warns Of Disturbing Rise In Tech Support Scams With An Unusual Twist Tech support scammers have been around for quite some time, …
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Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam
The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a …
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ParetoLogic facing complaint of alleged wrongdoing
A short while ago we reported on the FTC ruling against payment provider RevenueWire. Now, another Canadian company is under scrutiny, and …
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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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Tech Support Scam Uses Child Porn Warning
A new email scam is making the rounds, warning recipients that someone using their Internet address has been caught viewing child …
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Actively exploited bug in fully updated Firefox is sending users into a tizzy
Please stop and do not close the PC… The registry key of your computer is …
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Scammers are exploiting an unpatched Firefox bug to send users into a panic
Please stop and do not close the PC… The registry key of your computer is …
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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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Duo Indicted in $10m Tech Support Scam Case
Two individuals have been indicted as part of a crackdown on a $10m tech support scam operation. Romana Leyva and Ariful Haque have now …
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Recipe for success: tech support scammers zero in via paid search
Tech support scammers are known for engaging in a game of whack-a-mole with defenders. Case in point, last month there were reports that …
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Latest numbers show why BEC/EAC scams are here to stay
Extortion has become the second most often reported type of cybercrime, but BEC/EAC scams still reign supreme when it comes to monetary …
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