Security News > 2025 > January > Microsoft tests Edge Scareware Blocker to block tech support scams
2025-01-28 14:30
Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. [...]
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