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Latest Internet Scam: ‘scareware’

Latest Internet Scam: ‘scareware’

According to Symantec, ‘more than 40 million people have fallen victim to the “scareware” scam in the past 12 months.’ The security firm has identified 250 versions of scareware. The scam has been fetching more than £750,000 each a year for online criminals. These perpetrators convince computer users to download fake anti-virus software. [...]