Security News

Software Snake Oil Leads To Tech Support Scams (Forbes)
2017-04-28 14:18

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...

Don't Let This New Windows Tech Support Scam Fool You (Forbes)
2017-03-03 14:25

We talked to Windows tech support scammers. Here's why you shouldn't (ZDNet)
2017-02-22 13:53

Take your sweet timehow I scammed a tech support scammer for nearly two hours (ArsTechnica)
2017-01-27 20:20

Tech support scammers have started using ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-11-29 16:57

Tech support scammers have begun using ransomware to force users to pay for the “cleaning” of their infected computer. Unlike most previous tech support schemes, this one tells the truth: the...

Tech support scammers use old bug to freeze browsers (Help Net Security)
2016-11-07 21:23

Tech support scammers are exploiting a bug that maxes out users’ CPU and memory capability and effectively freezes the browser and possibly the computer, in an attempt to convince users that they...

Tech support scammers use denial of service bug to hang victims (The Register)
2016-11-07 08:43

Microsoft: Beware this fake Windows BSOD from tech support scammers' malware (ZDNet)
2016-10-24 10:36

Millennials most likely to lose money from tech support scams, says Microsoft (TechRepublic)
2016-10-18 14:21