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Google Chrome may be one of the more secure browsers but an increasing number of malicious extensions are being forced onto users. The one we analyze can hide itself and receive commands from a remote server in order to hijack the browser with incessan… Continue reading Rogue Chrome extension pushes tech support scam
Online fraudsters managed to waltz past Google’s vetting and successfully plant a rogue ad for the world’s most searched for retail store: Amazon.
Read my latest article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Google search results are falling foul of scammers spoofing well-known sites
Tech support scammers are up to dirty tricks again, trying to cause your computer to freeze by simply visiting a webpage.Categories: MacTags: browser alertmacMac OSmalwaresafaritech supporttech support scamTSS(Read more…) Continue reading Tech support scam page triggers denial-of-service attack on Macs
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Continue reading Tech support scams, stolen data, and botnets
Technical support scams are more successful for fraudsters the more convincing their warning appears.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Scammers can trick Microsoft Edge into displaying fake security warnings
How *did* scammers know that a brand new TalkTalk customer was experiencing a technical problem?
Or did they just get lucky?
Continue reading Brand new TalkTalk customer is targeted by phone scammer
Tech support scammers are exploiting a bug that maxes out users’ CPU and memory capability and effectively freezes the browser and possibly the computer, in an attempt to convince users that they have been hit with malware. According to Malwarebytes’ Jérôme Segura, the bug in question was identified in 2014 and it affects Chrome, Firefox and Safari. It is still unfixed, and is now used for social engineering purposes. It can be triggered by simply … More → Continue reading Tech support scammers use old bug to freeze browsers
An annoying browser-locking bug is being exploited by tech support scammers to trick unsuspecting users into phoning them up.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Browser hanging? Don’t call that support number! It’s a scam!
Some videos of typical tech support scams Note: these only stream in the following browsers: Internet Explorer, Edge ( W10) or Firefox. They will not stream in Chrome ( click the download link, save to your computer and open in … Continue reading →
Scammers are trying to frighten their victims into phoning them up, claiming that their hard drive is only minutes away from being wiped.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Scare tactics! Tech support scam claims your hard drive will be deleted