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FTC Releases Alert on Tech-Support Scams
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:18:06 -0500
U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT National Cyber Awareness System: FTC Releases Alert on Tech-Support Scams [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/04/06/FTC-Releases-Alert-Tech-Support-Scams ] 04/06/2016 06:34 PM EDT Original release date: April 06, 2016 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on tech-support themed telephone scams. In these schemes, fraudulent callers claim to be from legitimate technical support organizations and offer to fix computer problems that don't exist. Users should not give control of their computers to anyone who calls offering to "fix" a problem. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to refer to the FTC Scam Alert [ https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/official-sounding-calls-about-email-hack ] and the US-CERT Security Tip on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014 ] for more information. ________________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ ] policy. ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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