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Wasting #Scammers' time with "#AI" is at least a good use-case, cuz every second they waste with a #bot is one they cannot #scam a real person...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re1dAB7pyeQ&t=2847

#sarcasm #TechSupportScams #ScammerPayback #JimBrowning #Interview

Has anyone ever heard of a program called "Seraph Secure" (seraphsecure[.]com).

Its purpose is to block remote access software (e.g. TeamViewer) from being installed on a computer. Apparently it was created by a YouTuber.
A family member is considering installing this on the computer of someone who has fallen for tech support scams before, but I have never heard of it and was wondering if it is legitimate and effective.

Thanks

#SeraphSecure #SecuritySoftware #TechSupportScams #RemoteAccessSoftware #Kitboga

DuckDuckGo expands browser scam protection against fake sites: DuckDuckGo's browser now guards against investment scams and fake tech support alongside existing phishing defenses. https://ppc.land/duckduckgo-expands-browser-scam-protection-against-fake-sites/ #DuckDuckGo #BrowserSecurity #ScamProtection #PhishingDefense #TechSupportScams

Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway. https://arstechni.ca/gWTH #techsupportscams #googleads #Security #websites #Biz&IT

Google Chrome is amping up its defenses—its new Gemini Nano AI can zap tech support scams in real time, detecting 20 times more threats while keeping your data local. Curious how this on-device innovation keeps you safer than ever?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/google-chromes-ai-powered-defense-against-tech-support-scams/

#googlechrome
#ai
#techsupportscams
#gemininano
#cybersecurity

FTC's Fight Against Tech Support Scams: A Closer Look

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/ftcs-fight-against-tech-support-scams-a-closer-look/

#ftc
#techsupportscams
#consumerprotection
#deceptivemarketing
#cybersecurity

@JayeLTee #Azure is being leveraged for a lot of #malware and #scammers, including #TechSupportScams which don't even bother to get some #typo-based #domain, as we can see on @urldna ...

@owlbear also every redirect is a #security #issue as it desentizes #users into being cautionary.

Which is why #Windows users are #1 target for #TechSupportScams from around the world and they completely fall apart once they get a #Linux #Desktop...

The #FBI issued a warning about #TechSupportScams where scammers are instructing victims to send #cash, wrapped in a magazine via shipping companies.

#infosec #cybersecurity #cybercrime #scams #fraud

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-tech-support-scams-now-use-shipping-companies-to-collect-cash/

Warn your older loved ones! Sharing articles by a pal whose mom was scammed out of life savings. USA not doing much to combat the growing scam, and organized crime is getting into the "game" now too. So, I want to help amplify this info, and remind you to tell your aging family to unplug computer if anything weird happens, if people bully them, then call family, etc.

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2023/fake-online-tech-support.html

https://www.oodaloop.com/archive/2023/05/11/tech-support-scams-are-escalating-dramatically-what-should-society-do-to-respond/

https://www.oodaloop.com/archive/2023/06/28/it-is-time-to-declare-war-on-spoofers/

#ProtectSeniors
#Scams #Fraud
#TechSupportScams

Since I mentioned that we (Microsoft) never put phone numbers in error/warning messages let me also confirm that we never proactively call end-users to offer tech support or "fix a virus".

We won't call an end-user to offer tech support unless they asked us to.

#scam #techsupportscams