Neowin News Feed for: Scammers

No, Microsoft doesn't have dirt on you, it's just a sextortion scam

David Uzondu — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:36:02 +0000

Hackers are hijacking the Microsoft 365 Message Center to send sextortion scams straight to inboxes, bypassing spam filters entirely. Read more...

FBI report shows people still falling for tech support scams, Malwarebytes shows how

Sayan Sen — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:46:01 +0000

Losses to tech support scams has increased nearly two and a half times in 2021 according to FBI's latest 2021 internet crime report. Malwarebytes demonstrates how the scammers fool potential victims. Read more...

Malware sneaking into iOS through legitimate ways Apple provides for testing unvetted apps

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:30:01 +0000

A new malware campaign, dubbed CryptoRom, is sneaking malware onto iPhone and iPad devices through apps and services that Apple itself offers to users who are willing to test unvetted apps. Read more...

Microsoft seizes malicious domains to protect users from coronavirus scammers

Mehrotra A — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has taken legal action against scammers who are attacking users left vulnerable by COVID-19. These scammers are using BEC attacks to steal personal information to access Office 365 accounts. Read more...

24 Microsoft tech support scammers arrested from fake call centers in India

Usama Jawad — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:16:01 +0000

After a complaint filed by Microsoft India, 24 tech support scammers have reportedly been arrested from various fake call centers in India, for impersonating Microsoft support officials. Read more...

Economic hardship gives rise to more sophisticated scammers

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:37:36 +0000

The money crisis has not only rippled through the offline lives of millions, but those who felt they were safe from losing their homes or retirement funds are now facing new risks each time they... Read more...

Scammers Use Stripteases to Beat CAPTCHAS

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:03:22 +0000

We all know looking at porn on the internet can be a risky affair, but scammers have recently put a new angle on such activities. In a new online striptease, a voluptuous blonde who promises... Read more...

Scammers get jail time for Microsoft software scheme

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:24:34 +0000

Husband and wife, Mirza Ali, 60, and Sameena Ali, 53, have been sentenced to five years in prison and to over $25 million in fines for their role in a Microsoft software reselling scheme run... Read more...

Windows Live Bug Opened Door to Scammers

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:48:50 +0000

Microsoft Corporation has fixed a bug in its Windows Live ID registration that let users deceptively register a false e-mail address. The false e-mail address could then be used as an ID for Microsoft's Live... Read more...

Microsoft sues alleged stock scammers

Sat, 26 May 2007 01:54:56 +0000

Microsoft has quietly filed lawsuits against at least three alleged perpetrators who the software giant says used its MSN Hotmail networks to promote stocks. Hotmail has "received large volumes of unsolicited commercial e-mail messages" promoting... Read more...

Online scammers exploit Virginia Tech shootings

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:44:09 +0000

Less than 36 hours after the worst shooting spree in US history at the Virginia Tech University campus, scammers have already created fraudulent charity sites. The Sans Internet Storm Center is warning of at least... Read more...

Google's Blog Software Hijacked by Scammers

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:17:41 +0000

According to Fortinet, hundreds of genuine-looking blogs on Google's blogger.com are actually fake blogs set up to fool visitors and spread script-initiated malware. The security vendor gives examples of the blogs: a supposed fan of... Read more...

Nominet wins UK domain scammers case in Australia

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:47:34 +0000

An Aussie judge has branded the actions of two internet domain conmen as "nothing less than deceitful" after they sent out 50,000 fake invoices to domain name holders in the UK. The dodgy invoices from... Read more...