2 lakh tech support scams detected in India: Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity researchers said on Monday that they have detected and blocked more than 200,000 tech support scam attacks in India in the first quarter this year.
| 6 July 2021 1:22 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Cybersecurity researchers said on Monday that they have detected and blocked more than 200,000 tech support scam attacks in India in the first quarter this year.
In tech support scams, fraudsters use scare tactics to trick innocent individuals into purchasing overpriced and unnecessary support services to fix an alleged computer, device, or software problem.
Once granted access, bad actors can also install malware, or other malicious programmes that damage the data housed on devices, or even worse, harvest personal information.
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