Collaborate Disseminate
Two firms have been fined $26 million by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for scaring consumers into believing their computers were infected by malware.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Scareware scam: Restoro and Reimage fined $26 million by FTC
Multinational payment processing firm Nexway has been rapped across the knuckles by the US authorities, who claim that the firm knowingly processed fraudulent credit card payments on behalf of tech support scammers.
Read more in my article on the Tr… Continue reading FTC accuses payments firm of knowingly assisting tech support scammers
Feds win technical victory against an alleged campaign to fool customers. The FTC claims Office Depot and Support.com deliberately lied to consumers, saying their PCs were infected with malware. However, the scanning tool they used didn’t actually sca… Continue reading Office Depot and Support.com to Pay $35M for Fake Malware Scan ‘Scam’
A man wanted for his part in a lucrative criminal operation that spread scareware via the Minnesota Star Tribune website, who spent years on the run from the FBI, has finally been sent to prison.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Securit… Continue reading Prison for man who assisted scareware scheme that targeted newspaper website
A tech support scam disguised as an Amazon ad was showing up above even the legitimate Amazon.com search result. Continue reading Fake Amazon ad ranks top on Google search results
One site, three different Mac malware scams – just because you’re an Apple user doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. Continue reading Watch out for these high-pressure Apple malware scams
The spoofed ad sent Windows users into fake Microsoft-sponsored blue screens of death and Mac users into fake cryptoware warnings Continue reading Scammers slip fake Amazon ad under Google’s nose