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Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| We’ve removed our blacklist of recognized tech support scammers from our tech scam support page. Here’s what we’re doing instead. Categories: Tags: how toscambaitingtech support scamTSS |
The post Where did the tech support scam blacklist go? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:00:23 +0000
Beyond customer education, the scale and complexity of tech support scams require cooperation and broad partnerships across the industry. Given the scale and complexity of tech support scams, how can the security industry at large work together to deal a major blow to this enduring threat?
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 |
The post Tech support scammer tries to sell free software appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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 |
The post FTC providing partial refunds for Advanced Tech Support victims appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:00:08 +0000
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| A look at how expired domain names can be turned into a lucrative malicious traffic redirection tool. Categories: Tags: domainmalvertisingmalwareregistrantregistrartech support scam |
The post Expired domain names and malvertising appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:25:39 +0000
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| We catch up with a small player in the exploit kit scene. Categories: Tags: AdFlyAngler EKAstrium EKexploit kitsmalwaremlavertisingspamtech support scamTerror EK |
The post Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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 |
The post The numeric Tech Support Scam campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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 |
The post Tech support scams: what are other people doing? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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