Security News

New scam launches users’ default phone app, points it to fake tech support hotline
2017-11-21 14:00

The latest variants of tech support scams targeting Apple users have done away with the usual visually prominent error messages. Instead, they open the potential victims’ default communication or...

Tech Support Scammers Cast a Wider Net (Threatpost)
2017-08-07 17:32

Microsoft is warning of a wave of phishing campaigns pushing tech support scams via malicious links to phony Amazon, Alibaba and LinkedIn web pages.

Major international crackdown on tech support scams (Help Net Security)
2017-05-15 18:06

The FTC, along with federal, state and international law enforcement partners, announced Operation Tech Trap, a nationwide and international crackdown on tech support scams that trick consumers...

Research on Tech-Support Scams (Schneier on Security)
2017-04-12 11:34

Interesting paper: "Dial One for Scam: A Large-Scale Analysis of Technical Support Scams": Abstract: In technical support scams, cybercriminals attempt to convince users that their machines are...