Users receive fake alerts claiming their system is locked due to unusual activity and are prompted to enter Apple IDs and ...

According to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware" campaign has been hosted on malicious sites designed to resemble the official domains of major companies. An unsuspecting victim can encounter the ...

According to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware" campaign has been hosted on malicious sites designed to resemble the official domains of major companies. An unsuspecting victim can encounter ...

Microsoft Edge has security feature called Scareware Blocker. It is designed to protect users from deceptive or scam websites that use scare tactics to make them download malicious software or pay ...

After Windows defenses improved, the attackers switched to targeting Mac and Safari users with these very effective scams.

Those using a Mac are now susceptible to a phishing attack that's been plaguing Windows users for a long time.

The attackers had previously targeted Windows users with fake Microsoft security alerts, but then adapted their tactics in response to new anti-scareware features deployed in Chrome, Edge ...

Cybersecurity firm LayerX has spotted a scareware campaign jumping from Windows to macOS after new browser protections on Windows shut it down. For the past few months, LayerX has been monitoring a ...