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Google Search ads that target users looking for Google’s own services lead them to spoofed sites and Microsoft and Apple tech support scams. The fake Google Search ads (Source: Malwarebytes) “In this particular scheme, all web resources use… Continue reading Tech support scammers impersonate Google via malicious search ads
By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors that threw Windows hosts into a blue-screen-of-death… Continue reading Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update
“In 2022, investment scam losses were the most (common or dollar amount) scheme reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),” the FBI shared in its 2022 Internet Crime Report. This category includes crypto-investment scams such as… Continue reading Internet crime in 2022: Over $3 billion lost to investment scammers
Cybercriminals remained active in spying and information stealing, with lottery-themed adware campaigns used as a tactic to obtain people’s contact details, according to Avast. Threats using social engineering to steal money, such as refund and invoice… Continue reading Cybercriminals exploit fear and urgency to trick consumers
A vulnerability in popular remote access service/platform ConnectWise Control could have been leveraged by scammers to make compromising targets’ computers easier, Guardio researchers have discovered. By abusing the fully-featured 14-day trial op… Continue reading A flaw in ConnectWise Control spurred the company to make life harder for scammers
Business email compromise/email account compromise scams still have the highest financial toll on victims, but investment fraud has also lead to massive losses last year, FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report has revealed. Tech support scammers have l… Continue reading Internet crime in 2021: Investment fraud losses soar
Dear blog readers,I’ve decided to share with everyone a currently active portfolio of fake and rogue fake tech support scam domains with the idea to assist everyone in their cyber attack attribution efforts.Sample rogue fraudulent and malicious tech su… Continue reading Exposing a Currently Active Portfolio of Rogue and Fake Tech Support Scam Domains Portfolio – An OSINT Analysis
NortonLifeLock published a report detailing the top consumer cybersecurity insights and takeaways from July to September 2021. The latest findings show tech support scams, which often arrive as a pop-up alert convincingly disguised using the names and … Continue reading Tech support scams becoming the top phishing threat to consumers
An elaborate set of redirections and hundreds of URLs make up a wide-ranging tech-support scam. Continue reading Facebook, News and XSS Underpin Complex Browser Locker Attack
A new email scam is making the rounds, warning recipients that someone using their Internet address has been caught viewing child pornography. The message claims to have been sent from Microsoft Support, and says the recipient’s Windows license will be suspended unless they call an “MS Support” number to reinstate the license, but the number goes to a phony tech support scam that tries to trick callers into giving fraudsters direct access to their PCs. Continue reading Tech Support Scam Uses Child Porn Warning