Tech support scams are very profitable, as demonstrated by a recent operation, run from Florida, USA, that managed to sell at least $230,000 / 171,000 worth of unlicensed Malwarebytes software. The scammers would find various ways to drive users to call their fake tech support service and convince them to buy computer unlicensed security products, […]
Back in February, experts warned Internet users of a campaign in which cybercriminals not only tricked people into handing over their login credentials, but also lured them to bogus tech support services. More variations of the scam have surfaced. According to Malwarebytes researchers, scammers are using various methods to trick people into calling fake tech […]
Tech support scams have been around for quite some time now and theyre probably not going away any time soon. The US Federal Trade Commission has issued another warning regarding such scams. According to the FTC, the scammers are promising victims refunds for tech support services in an effort to trick them into…
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