Pamela nearly fell victim to a sophisticated Facebook scam involving fake tech support and impersonation of authorities, but her quick thinking and security measures saved her. The article highlights common scam tactics like pop-up alerts and urgent messages, and offers tips such as verifying links, using strong passwords, enabling multifactor authentication, and reporting scams to authorities to stay protected online.
A new ransomware called Big Head is disguising itself as fake Windows updates and Word installers as part of a malvertising campaign. The ransomware infects devices and encrypts files by displaying a fake Windows update alert. It can delete backups, disable Task Manager, and steal web browser history and other information. To protect against ransomware attacks, users should avoid opening sketchy-looking emails, have good antivirus software, regularly back up files on an external hard drive or cloud service, and keep software up to date.
