Scammers are now using links in phish-like emails to lead potential victims to fake tech-support sites.
The new tactic, noticed by Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center, marks an evolution in bogus tech-support scams that allow criminals to cast a wider net in search of fraud victims.
Historically, tech-support scams have cold-called targets. But more recently they have used a combination of malicious ads that automatically redirect victims to a bogus tech-support page, and malware that displays a fake Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or other bogus Windows security alerts.
