Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:00:07 +0000
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| Stay on the lookout for a new iCloud scam. A Malwarebytes employee reported receiving multiple calls claiming to be from Apple Support and asking for her credentials. Categories: Tags: AppleApple IDcelebgateicloudiCloud IDiOS App StoreiPhonemacMac App Storescamtech supporttech support scamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:00:49 +0000
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| A lot of companies don’t make it all too clear who their tech support is. Given the wide variety in how legitimate companies handle their support, how can you tell the difference between tech support and a tech support scam? We point out how to differentiate us from a tech support scammer. Categories: Tags: fraudMalwarebytesscamtech supportTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:00:54 +0000
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| We all know about tech support scams by this point. Unfortunately for the scammers, banks know this as well, making it quite difficult at times to maintain an account to store the criminal’s ill-gotten gains. So how does the enterprising criminal cash out with your money? Let’s take a look. Categories: Tags: fraudscamtech supporttech support scamsTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:00:05 +0000
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| We briefly show you the workings of a tech support scammers lockscreen and introduce you to the person behind the scenes. Categories: Tags: advanisbrgsinstallreports.comscreenlockertech supporttech support scamTSS |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:00:07 +0000
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| Yet another trick to watch out for with this free antivirus offer that misleads you into calling tech support scammers. Categories: Tags: antiviruscouponGoogle ChromeMcAfeenortontech support scamTSS |
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| We’ve found a scam in a box company that also offers intelligence leads. That is, they’ll sell you the scam and point you at the most vulnerable targets first. Categories: Tags: botnetBPO Experts GlobalBPOreseroucesDellscams as a servicetech supporttech support scamTSSwinlogon |
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 11th of December to the 17th. This week, we talked about ransomware, screen lockers, Goldeneye–not the James Bond movie–and Malwarebytes’ 2017 predictions. Categories: Tags: goldeneyepredictionsransomwarerecaptech supporttech support scamsTSSVinCEweekly blog roundup |
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| Tech support scammers are up to dirty tricks again, trying to cause your computer to freeze by simply visiting a webpage. Categories: Tags: browser alertmacMac OSmalwaresafaritech supporttech support scamTSS |