Police raided 16 Indian call centers last week - a second big raid sparked by Microsoft filing complaints about tech support scammers.
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Lees meerMicrosoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.
Lees meerTwo Iranians have been named in a US ransomware indictment - but given that they aren't in the US, what happens next?
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Lees meerA mystery payload sneaked into a hugely popular JavaScript library was part of a plot to ransack Bitcoins from BitPay’s Copay mobile cryptocoin wallet, it has been alleged.
Lees meerIn the latest in a long line of SNAFUs, it seems Facebook has found a new way to inadvertently torment us: resurfacing old chat messages.
Lees meerThe bill would outlaw automated scripts that snap up discounted holiday must-haves so resellers can gouge people with exorbitant markups.
Lees meerJust weeks after issuing a Windows 10 patch of doom that started deleting users’ precious files, Microsoft ‘fixed’ Outlook 2010 with a November Patch Tuesday update that promptly borked it.
Lees meerOnce they get victims on the phone, the crooks get their account PINs and CVV numbers for debit/credit cards and then drain their accounts.
Lees meerWhat upset the Data Protection Commissioner: none of the 18 million email addresses were those of LinkedIn users.
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