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• Scammers combine fake AV and bogus support calls

  13.05.2013

  Scammers have found a new way of relieving unsuspecting victims of their hard earned cash: they have begun combining fake AV with fake support calls.

• Beware of fake AV and ransomware combo

  08.05.2013

  Ransomware and fake antivirus solutions are well-known threats, but a deadly fraudulent combination of the two has been recently spotted by Total Defense researchers.

• Fake AV scammers impersonate Microsoft

  02.05.2013

  Cyber scammers continue to impersonate Microsoft and try to trick users into believing that their computer is serious need of an AV solution.

• Rogue Chrome extension hijacks Facebook accounts

  21.02.2013

  Chrome users, beware of an extension by the name of "Business Flash Player".

• Bogus Windows 8 activators collect users' private info

  29.01.2013

  Despite Windows 8 sales being not as good as Microsoft hoped, there is considerable interest in the new OS version.

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Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?

Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware

Posted on 14 May 2013.  |  While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people

Posted on 14 May 2013.  |  You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

Posted on 13 May 2013.  |  Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.