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 ...

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 ...

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.

TechCrunch caught the Have I Been Pwned story that a consumer-grade spyware outfit called SpyX was breached last year. The 25 ...

but Microsoft was able to largely eliminate it — up to 90% of all attacks on Windows PCs are said to have been fixed thanks to new updates to Edge, Chrome, and Firefox that block scareware.

the scammers ramped up their activities throughout 2024 and early 2025. But earlier this year, the attack finally caught the eye of Microsoft, which added anti-scareware protection to its Edge ...