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Increase Seen in Tech Support Scams - Mad-Architect - 10-21-2018 Occasionally, something happens on our smartphone or computer, causing panic to ensue and you go and seek a solution, this is where tech support comes in. They are the people who will likely purvey the solution to your problem, but on the one hand, what if you encounter someone who just wants to provide you with more problems? Enter, Tech Support scams, people who just want your money, and likely want to give you a healthy exposure to a nasty virus. How these work is that the user will see a pop-up, telling them there is something wrong with your device, and will offer to troubleshoot the problem, this typically leads the user to download a type of malware, likely a ransomware. Scammers have seen an uptick in recent years; with society becoming so reliant on technology we are too quick to walk into a scam. Scammers utilize a small degree of tactics to spread malware and steal information, and this is all dependent on the user that they have gotten to know too well. Scammers will often pose as an representative from a fake company, will lead you to believe there is something wrong, and that they can provide a solution... for a fee. Now most "actual" tech support outlets will provide their service for free, so one major red flag is them noting a service cost. On top of this, some users who go searching on forums and find themselves lead to a malicious site. Cyber-criminals have gotten pretty smart at getting links to dangerous sites to rank very high on search results. So pay attention to where the link is leading to. There are some ways to see past a lot of the lying:
That was the news, have a good Sunday everyone. ---Sh7nk-Z0id RE: Increase Seen in Tech Support Scams - Jnsystems - 10-21-2018 Hi, It is just more websites error messages with tech support number/ tech support randomly calls people or malicious malware to download and get infected with tech support numbers? Thanks. RE: Increase Seen in Tech Support Scams - Mad-Architect - 10-22-2018 Its more on smartphones if anything, other times its through email, like there will be a random email (likely in your spam folder) where it will state that your device, phone or computer, is infected with malware, they will hence lead you onto the solution, which you can download from them, but its probably malware of some kind, and not a solution at all. |