Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 13:25:00 +0000
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| The same group behind the Shoppers Stop tech scam campaign is at it again, injecting malicious ad code into thousands of sites and redirecting to a templated warning page. Categories: Tags: malvertisingtech support scamsTSSWP-VCD |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:57:42 +0000
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| Boomerang Tech solutions had trouble configuring their spambots, thus dropping a few spam bombs on Malwarebytes forums. Watch us catch them red-handed in a scammer call. Categories: Tags: BoomerangforumsMBAMspamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:29:26 +0000
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| Closing tech support scam pop-ups is becoming more challenging as crooks come up with more tricks for browser lockers. Categories: Tags: browlockbrowser lockerpopundertech support scamsTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:13:16 +0000
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| Watch as a Malwarebytes researcher catches a rather rude tech support scammer from AmericaGeeks in the act. Categories: Tags: AmericanGeeksscamSocial Engineeringtech supporttech support scamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:00:35 +0000
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| Last month, the FTC announced the recovery of 10 million dollars from Advanced Tech Support. If you were a victim of ATS, also known as Inbound Call Experts (ICE), you might be able to get a partial refund of what they scammed from you. Categories: Tags: Advanced Tech SupportfraudFTCscamtech support scamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:00:21 +0000
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| A new tech support scam campaign is being pushed in lieu of exploit kits. We take a look at its distribution method and how it is able to bring browsers to their knees. Categories: Tags: eitestexploit kitmalvertisingscamSocial Engineeringtech supporttech support scamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:00:38 +0000
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| We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and the scammers who like to pose as Malwarebytes. But tech support scams are much bigger than that, targeting every tech company under the sun. So what are other people doing about it? Let’s take a look at some of the other players working to keep you safe. Categories: Tags: Fatsecurity.comIT Advocatemicrosoftscamsymantectech support scamThreat IntelTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:00:25 +0000
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| PUPs and more specifically system optimizers have been found turning to tech support scams to increase the amount of money they can take from their unsuspecting customers. Categories: Tags: potentially unwanted programsPUPsystem optimizertech supporttech support scamTSS |
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