Category Archives: Scam

FBI targets two ‘scareware’ rings in U.S., Europe

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police in the United States and seven other countries seized computers and servers used to run a “scareware” scheme that has netted more than $72 million from victims tricked into buying fake anti-virus software. Twenty-two computers and … Continue reading →

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Osama bin Laden death “video” used as computer scam hook

Posted on May 7, 2011 by admin

BOSTON (Reuters) – Computer hackers are exploiting the fascination with the death of Osama bin Laden to spread malicious software through scams that promise access to videos of the historic killing. One of the campaigns targets Facebook users, who receive … Continue reading →

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