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The numeric tech support scam campaign
There are many different tech support scam (TSS) campaigns active at any given moment, the majority of them are fueled by malicious adverts…
System optimizers turning to tech support scams
A new trend, which was also pointed out in our Q1 cybercrime report, is the combination of PUPs and Tech Support…
Do I have Malwarebytes or a tech support scam?
A lot of companies don’t make clear who their tech support is, what their relationship to that group is, and what…
iCloud support scams
iCloud is an increasingly large target for scams of all kinds. It’s a common target for scams involving phishing e-mails. The…
Tech support scammers and their banking woes
We all know about tech support scams by this point. We know how they cold call, lie their way into your…
Advanis tech support screenlocker
Recently we noticed a change on one of the domains that we monitor because they are known to host files related to…
A week in security (Jan 01 – Jan 07)
Last week, we pushed out an in-depth analysis of a Sundown exploit kit campaign dropping a miner for the cryptocurrency, Monero….
Tech support scam page triggers denial-of-service attack on Macs
Tech support scammers have been using various themes to push fake alerts to scare users into calling for assistance. These fall into…
Scam as a service 2: the B team
It’s easy to run into mentions of the Darknet and its many ills, real or imagined. Even the late CSI: Cyber made…