But earlier this year, the attack finally caught the eye of Microsoft, which added anti-scareware protection to its Edge browser. Google Chrome and Firefox adopted their own tools to fend off such ...

It attributes the trend to browsers such as Chrome and Firefox increasing scam protection, and Microsoft's “anti–scareware” feature on the Edge browser. Don’t miss our latest stories on Google News ...

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 ...

and Firefox that block scareware. As the hackers were out of luck on Windows, they appear to have turned to macOS. Macs are often said to be safe from hackers, which means some users may let their ...

A zero-day vulnerability stemming from how Windows User Interface handles its shortcut (.lnk) files has been exploited by at least 11 nation-state actors in widespread threat campaigns. According ...

LayerX adds that the scareware campaign previously targeted Windows users through the same clever tricks. But the hacker behind the attack pivoted to Macs after Microsoft in February introduced an ...

Once browser developers for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge rolled out anti-scareware protections in early 2025, LayerX saw a 90% drop in Windows-targeted attacks. The pages targeting Mac browsers use a ...

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 ...

A scareware campaign phishing for login credentials recently switched from targeting Windows to macOS, Israeli cybersecurity firm LayerX reports. Throughout 2024 and in early 2025, the attacks ...