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Tech support scammers take tips from ransomware to make you pay up (ZDNet)

2016-05-17 12:06

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http://www.zdnet.com/article/tech-support-scammers-learn-lessons-from-ransomware-to-lock-your-pc/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

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