Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:40:19 +0000
A Youtuber has hacked into the CCTV cameras of an office used by tech support scammers and recorded them being arrested by the police.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| We take a deep dive into the recently reported Azure-hosted tech support scam pages, identifying this as one of the most successful scam campaigns in use today. Categories: Tags: browlocksbrowser lockerbrowser lockersmalvertisingscammersscamstech support scamtech support scammerstech support scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:30:14 +0000
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| What’s under the Christmas tree? It’s worse than lumps of coal, it’s a not very festive assortment of tricks and scams designed to give you a festive season hangover. Categories: Tags: advertsbitcoinemailfacebookhitmanphishscamtech scamstech support scammerstech support scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| We first published on tech scammers America Geeks back in 2015 and again in 2016. This time, they opened a help ticket with us, requesting we take down our blog post—which warranted a phone call. Read on to learn how our conversation with America Geeks went. Categories: Tags: America Geeksscammerstech support scammerstech support scams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2018 20:08:25 +0000
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| Almost two years after exposing a group of tech support scammers, we stumbled upon them again, this time under the moniker GeeksHelp. Categories: Tags: AmericaGeeksGeeksFranceGeeksHelptech support scammers |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:09 +0000
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| The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts. Categories: Tags: adwareandroid malwarecelebgatecerberChris Boydcybercrimecybercrime tactics and techniquesdridexeitestexit scamexploit kitfappeningFindziphiddenads.lckhoeflertextintra market fraudjisutLockymac malwaremalspamMalwarebytesmalwarebytes labsnecurspotentially unwanted programspowershellPUPQ1 2017ransomwareRIG exploit kitsageSocial EngineeringSporasurvey scamstech support scammersvault 7windows malwareWWE dump |
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