Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:00:28 +0000
To get to the bottom of a devious form of phone-based fraud, a group of researchers scammed the scammers. The post Listen to ‘Tech Support’ Scam Calls That Bilk Victims Out of Millions appeared first on WIRED.
Read moreCredit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:00:28 +0000
To get to the bottom of a devious form of phone-based fraud, a group of researchers scammed the scammers. The post Listen to ‘Tech Support’ Scam Calls That Bilk Millions Out of Victims appeared first on WIRED.
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| Interest in Tor based threats is increasing to the extent that some vendors will scoop up all activity they find on Tor and provide you a nice front end to search through it at your leisure. This might lead the casual observer to assume that the darkness is a one stop shop for cyber threats, but criminals existed on the internet prior to Tor, and still do quite well for themselves without it. In fact, bad guys with good OPSEC tend to be the exception, rather than the rule. So let’s take a quick look at some unpleasant stuff and the nadir of bad OPSEC, Facebook. Categories: Tags: darknetfacebookscamsocial mediatech supporttech support scam |
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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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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 1st of January to the 7th. This week, we touched on the Sundown exploit kit with a surprising payload and a fake technical support page that wreaked havoc on Mac systems. Categories: Tags: denial of servicedosEKexploit kitrecapsundowntech supportweekly 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 |