Collaborate Disseminate
Ransomware is so popular that even tech support scammers have eventually adopted it. Now the ransom note asks you to call ‘Microsoft’ to get your encrypted files back.Categories: Threat analysisTags: microsoftransomwaretech supporttech support scamsTSS… Continue reading Tech support scammers up their game with ransomware
A flaw found in an HTML5 API is being used by tech support scammers to push fraudulent pages and freeze people’s computers with a fake virus warning.Categories: Social engineeringTags: HTML5microsoftpushstatetech supporttech support scams(Read more…) Continue reading Tech support scammers abuse bug in HTML5 to freeze computers
Each year, several million people fall for tech support scams and according to Microsoft, in 2015 alone crooks walked away with an estimated $1.5 billion. Malwarebytes has been actively engaged in the fight against tech support scammers overseas, but a… Continue reading Report: The Anatomy of Tech Support Scams
In this article we take a look at some tricks that target Google Chrome users to dupe them with the infamous tech support scam pop ups. In particular, we examine the fake address bar and alert dialogs which people have come to trust and yet can be dece… Continue reading Tech support scams and Google Chrome tricks