Surfing the Internet has its risks but now cyber criminals are trying to get your cash with something called scareware. It starts with a pop-up warning about a virus detected on your computer. People ...

But scareware is sneaky — it often moves to a new web address before it can be blacklisted. That’s why Microsoft trained this tool using machine learning to recognize scareware tactics even when the ...

WASHINGTON — The FBI has issued a warning to the public to beware of “scareware”, bogus pop-up messages that warn that your computer is infected with a virus when it really is not. The pop ups then ...

Microsoft has begun testing a new "scareware blocker" for Edge on Windows PCs. The feature uses machine learning to detect tech support scams. It was introduced at the 2024 Ignite conference in ...

We live in fast-paced and often worrying times, and fraudsters are primed to take advantage. Fear can be a powerful weapon and scammers know how to instill it in people and coerce them into taking ...

Microsoft announced its new scareware blocker at the 2024 Ignite conference a few months ago and now it’s ready for users to try out. This preview is open to everyone who uses Edge; you just need to ...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a judgment against a software company that used scareware to market phony security software. At the same time, the commission also began an international campaign ...

In late 2008, the FTC filed a complaint charging Ross, Innovative Marketing and other defendants with distributing scareware. FTC charged Ross and the other defendants with conning more than 1 million ...

Calling it a trojan horse, security firm Sophos has warned Mac users against downloading and using a Mac OS X application called “iMunizator,” calling the software “scareware.” According to the ...

The Spanish National Police has apprehended a Ukrainian national wanted internationally for his involvement in a scareware operation spanning from 2006 to 2011. This extensive operation led to the ...