Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via #Google #Ads
"Search engines, and Google’s in particular, are our gateway to the web. Yet, that door sometimes opens up to unsavory places thanks to sponsored search results, AKA ads."
This is part of the reason I recommend using an #adblocker (whether in browser, on device, or network-based.)
#cybersecurity #scams #security #privacy
malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/20…
Consumers are getting caught in a web of scams facilitated by online ads often originating from the same perpetrators.Jérôme Segura (Malwarebytes)
My extremely badass friend and @tallpoppy advisor @satnam has an important new research report out on "pig butchering" scams. If you've ever wondered what those weird wrong-number texts are about, this is the answer, and it's super dark.
Read it, and tell the less-online folks in your life about it. You could save someone you care about from life-altering victimisation.
#scams #socialengineering #fraud
tenable.com/blog/pig-butcherin…
In part one of a two-part series on Pig butchering, we detail the pervasive scam that has impacted thousands of victims around the world, resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.Tenable®
Molly White is the creator of the "Web3 is going just great" project which tracks the latest news of cryptocurrency/NFT disasters, scams and collapses. You can follow at:
➡️ @molly0xfff (White's account)
➡️ @web3isgreat (project account)
The project's website is at web3isgoinggreat.com and features a useful interactive timeline of the news items.
#MollyWhite #Web3IsGoingJustGreat #Web3 #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Tokens #Coins #NFTs #NFT #News #Financial #Money #Scams #Technology #Business
A timeline of some of the greatest hits in cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other web3 projects since the beginning of 2021web3isgoinggreat.com
