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Law enforcement arrests 97 hackers for spying on half a million computers

20
May
2014

A global crackdown on buyers, sellers, and users of a software tool called Blackshades, which allows for remote control of a victims computer, has resulted in the arrests of 97 hackers in 16 countries. Blackshades infected nearly half a million computers, according to the FBI, resulting in stolen financial information, identity theft, and extortion of the victims. […]

Category CA TechnologiesTech Written by The Verge 0 Comments

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Canadians increasingly defrauded by fake tech support phone calls

15
Jul
2011

Naked Security has been hearing from our Canadian readers about more fake technical support calls trying to get people to infect themselves with fake anti-virus software, keyloggers and remote control software. That’s right, they are calling people on the telephone and trying to defraud them in numerous ways. The fraudulent callers represent themselves as being […]

Category General Written by Naked Security - Sophos 0 Comments

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