We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and…
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Something that many security researchers have feared has indeed come true. Threat actors have integrated a critical exploit taking advantage of…
This post was co-authored by @hasherezade and Jérôme SeguraDuring the Christmas season and early into the new year, we noticed a sharp decrease in…
One of the primary vectors for the distribution of tech support scams is malvertising. You’ll simply be browsing the web when…
Each year, several million people fall for tech support scams and, according to Microsoft, in 2015 alone crooks walked away with an…
We’re two weeks out from Patch Tuesday. Chances are, an IT admin and/or CISO spent the day battening down the hatches while…
The Microsoft tech support scam has been going on for years, starting with cold calls originating from India. Over time fake websites and…
We continue to see news of non-consensual pornography, or what is commonly referred to as “revenge porn“, hit our feeds and…
It appears that those who have been (and still are) involved in technical support scams have took on a new role to…
In an effort to make users aware and be reminded of changes that is about to take place soon, Microsoft has…