Heimadal Security

APRIL 6, 2023

You might be falling for a common cybercrime tactic known as scareware. Scareware is a type of malware that relies on a social engineering tactic: it tricks users into believing their system […] The post What Is Scareware and How to Prevent It? appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Graham Cluley

MARCH 15, 2024

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Two firms have been fined $26 million by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for scaring consumers into believing their computers were infected by malware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Because the never-ending battle against the evil forces of the dark web continues with regard to ransomware and its ghoulish close cousins – leakware and scareware. Ransomware, Leakware, Scareware… oh my! Scareware is exactly what it means. Scareware is basically a harmless ghost whose threat doesn’t actually exist.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

Ransomware’s Russia problem SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign” What is scareware? Source: Sucuri Blog) Mint Mobile suffered a data breach. Does using a VPN slow down your Internet ? US offers huge reward in fight against state-sponsored cybercriminals.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2022

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

While reporting for USA Today in 2009, I wrote about how fraudsters launched scareware campaigns to lock up computer screens as a means to extract $80 for worthless antivirus protection. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.). Best practices imperatives Cyber extortion has come a long, long way, indeed.

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