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Tech Support Scams in 2020: Everything You Need to Know

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According to the Global Tech Support Scam report by Microsoft, consumers have reduced their exposure and losses from scam activities due to increased use of ad blockers along with continuous efforts made by both software vendors and authorities to raise awareness and fight online fraud. [Read more…] about Tech Support Scams in 2020: Everything You Need to Know

Fighting “Tech Support” Scams With Help From IT Pros

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Despite the joint efforts of the IT community and law enforcement, the numbers say Windows tech support scams are still on the rise. According to Forbes, last year Microsoft received 153000 reports from Windows users in 183 countries, a 24% increase compared to 2016. On the other hand, only 15% confirmed losing money as a result of scam, which proves that all of the efforts haven’t been in vain. [Read more…] about Fighting “Tech Support” Scams With Help From IT Pros

Fight on “Microsoft Support” Scams

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Some time ago we described how to spot tech support scam – a typical computer access fraud that the IT community is talking about more and more these days. Sadly, scamming affects both users’ private data and vendors’ reputation, as most fraudsters tend to present themselves as well-known software providers. We’ve been following all the ongoing discussions about this issue and recently finally got a call from one of our customers that helped us start an in-depth investigation to find and penalize the criminals.

We’d like to share this story and hope that our customers and other businesses might find it helpful in fighting back against “Tech Support” scams.  [Read more…] about Fight on “Microsoft Support” Scams