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Tech support scammers hacked back by vigilante
2020-03-04 11:08

A UK cybercrime vigilante was so incensed by tech support scammers he reverse-hacked the call centre in India to reveal CCTV footage of perpetrators as they ripped off their victims in real-life calls. During 2019, Browning said he was able to identify dozens of call centres in India where many of tech support scams targeting English speakers originate.

Tech Support Scammers Exploiting Unpatched Firefox Bug
2019-11-12 13:19

Mozilla is working on addressing a Firefox bug that has been exploited by tech support scammers to lock the browser when users visit specially crafted websites. read more

Rogue TrendMicro Employee Sold Customer Data to Tech Support Scammers
2019-11-07 11:49

Do you always uncomfortable trusting companies with your data? If so, you're not alone. While companies do much to protect themselves from external threats, insiders always pose the highest risk...

Two charged with tech-support scamming the elderly for $10m
2019-09-23 09:55

The tech-support scammers were allegedly part of a network of crooks in the US and India who conned about 7,500 victims.

Two Indicted in $10 Million Tech Support Fraud Scheme
2019-09-20 13:16

The United States Department of Justice this week announced the arrest of two individuals charged for participating in a long-term tech support fraud scheme. read more

Devs slam Microsoft for injecting tech-support scam ads into their Windows Store apps
2019-06-04 05:06

Redmond kinda just shrugs after advertising systems sling scareware pop-ups at users Application makers are crying foul after some of their programs distributed via the Windows Store pops open...

Three tech-support scammers charged with ripping off the elderly
2019-05-29 10:57

The defendants allegedly pulled in over $1.3 million over the course of about six years for unnecessary and undelivered tech support.

Carolina coward fesses up: I was a tech support scambag, and I made millions out of defrauding the elderly
2019-03-21 02:13

You're free to bash the Bishap A man has pleaded guilty in America to a single felony count for his role in a $3m tech support scam operation.…

Microsoft cracks down on tech support scams, 16 call centers raided
2018-12-03 11:55

Police raided 16 Indian call centers last week - a second big raid sparked by Microsoft filing complaints about tech support scammers.

Mailing Tech Support a Bomb
2018-11-16 20:11

I understand his frustration, but this is extreme: When police asked Cryptopay what could have motivated Salonen to send the company a pipe bomb ­ or, rather, two pipe bombs, which is what...