Security News

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

Google Chrome users targeted by tech support scammers (Help Net Security)
2016-08-29 20:54

Google Chrome users, beware: tech support scammers are misusing helpful browser features to impersonate Microsoft and to bombard users users with pop-ups. In the first instance, the scammers are...

Researcher Unleashes Ransomware on Tech-Support Scammers (InfoRiskToday)
2016-08-17 16:06

Tech support scammers mess with hacker's mother, so he retaliated with ranswomware (The Register)
2016-08-17 07:51