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How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Tech Support Scams

Tech support scammers falsely claim that there is something wrong with your computer so they can trick you into paying for tech support services you do not actually need. Tech support scams are a huge issue that costs millions of dollars to consumers every year. While not very sophisticated, these scams take advantage of users who know little about computers.…

$148 Million Lost to Gift Card scams in 2021, FTC Reveals

US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has disclosed that in the first nine months of 2021, $148 million was lost by consumers to gift card scams. Gift card scams are fraudulent activities that ask victims to make payments using gift cards. According to the FTC, nearly 40,000 consumers reported making payments in gift cards. Victims do not realize they are dealing…

What is “Windows Firewall Alert” scam

“Windows Firewall Alert” scam refers to a fake security alert that claims your computer is infected with a malicious infection that is stealing your data. The whole point of this “Windows Firewall Alert” scam is to trick you into dialing the displayed phone number. You would be connected to fake technical support who would try to scam you out of hundreds…

How to delete “Pornographic Spyware Alert Error Code” scam

“Pornographic Spyware Alert Error Code” scam refers to a very typical tech-support scam that tries to trick you into calling fake technical support. The fake alert claims that your computer has been blocked for security reasons and that you need to call the displayed phone number to contact Windows Support. However, if you were to call, you would be connected…

What is “Pornographics Security Warning” scam?

“Pornographics Security Warning” is a fake security alert that promotes a tech-support scam. Supposedly, your Windows computer has been blocked because you were browsing questionable websites. In reality, you were simply redirected to a fake Microsoft website that displays a fake alert. The whole point of this tech-support scam is to trick users into calling fake tech-support numbers. Scammers on…

Cybersecurity news headlines for November 2021

In November’s edition of cybersecurity news headlines, we talk about three stories. International law enforcement operation GoldDust led to 7 arrests in relation to the REvil/GandCrab cybercrime gangs. NordPass released a list of the year’s most popular passwords, with disappointing but not surprising results. And the US is now offering a $10 million reward for information about REvil and DarkSide…

123456 is the most popular password of 2021

The annual list of the year’s most used passwords has been released by the team of NordPass, a password manager developed by the same company behind VPN service NordVPN. “123456”, “123456789”, “qwerty”, and “password” remain some of the most popular passwords used by users.

REvil: arrests made in relation to massive Kaseya ransomware attack

A coordinated law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 7 hackers allegedly affiliated with the REvil group (also known as Sodinokibi), one of the most prolific cyber gangs in history. REvil, the successor of another notorious group GandCrab, is responsible for some of the biggest attacks on businesses and organizations in recent years, including the massive cyberattack on software…