Readers’ Windows Tech Support Scam Stories

Silent phone calls are a pain; those call centers offering riches from your bank following a change in legislation, or a new government initiative that you can take advantage of, are irritating. But worst of all is the Windows Tech Support scam, indiscriminately targeting people all across North America, the EU, and Australia.

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  • Ransomware attacks hijack Windows Quick Assist feature
    H ackers have been observed combining spam, a classic IT tech support scam, and Windows built-in remote control and screen-sharing tool, Quick Assist, to deploy the Black Basta ransomware variant.
    05/16/2024 - 8:28 am | View Link
  • Microsoft’s Quick Assist used in scam to drop Black Basta ransomware
    Threat actors use the remote management tool and social engineering to access victims’ systems and install malware.
    05/16/2024 - 5:50 am | View Link
  • The No. 1 scam targeting seniors is the tech support fraud
    Wednesday is National Senior Fraud Awareness Day. Reports of elder fraud to the Federal Bureau of Investigation increased by 14% in 2023, and actual losses rose by 11%, totaling $3.4 billion. Sign up ...
    05/15/2024 - 11:22 am | View Link
  • These Tennessean readers support allowing teachers to be armed in the classroom
    Have you heard or read the requirements currently being proposed to arm teachers and school officials? It is a long list of requirements being imposed on educated people that we trust to teach the ...
    04/16/2024 - 11:15 pm | View Link
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