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

The hackers behind the scareware previously targeted Windows users but switched to macOS after Microsoft introduced an ...

Rogue Security Software, also known as Scareware, is software that appears ... Rogue security software designers create legitimate-looking pop-up windows that advertise security update software.

These are invariably scams, but to the untrained eye, they could look like a genuine pop ... up sensitive information.

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed "scareware blocker," which uses machine ... including using fake Windows pop-ups, to scam consumers. "These companies used scare tactics and lies about ...

During the phishing attack, Mac users are subjected to a link or pop-up directing them to a fake ... of calls associated with the Mac Defender scareware. Security experts said the Mac Defender ...

To make the scareware seem legitimate, the pop-ups from Apple Security will continue ... Your computer has been locked up. Your IP address was used without your knowledge or consent to visit ...