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Affordable Care Act: Potential scams put Internet security experts on edge … – kjrh.com


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Affordable Care Act: Potential scams put Internet security experts on edge
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Internet security experts say the crooks plan to cash in on the confusion of the Affordable Healthcare Act also known as “Obamacare.” "I don't know how the legitimate exchanges will be able to distinguish themselves and their emails from the phishing
Heavy traffic hampers healthcare exchangesInfoWorld

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SMS Spam Delivers More Malware, Scams – InformationWeek

SMS Spam Delivers More Malware, Scams
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Cook said that there was even an Android botnet attack, known as the SpamSoldier botnet. For more, watch the video embedded below. Informationweek.com run-of-site player, used to publish article embedded videos via DCT. The same ads will be served

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FTC Disconnects Tech Support Telemarketing Scams – InformationWeek


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FTC Disconnects Tech Support Telemarketing Scams
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"The defendants scare consumers into believing that their computers are in imminent danger of crashing to sell consumers otherwise free software protection products and unnecessary computer security or technical support services," according to the FTC
Multinational Crackdown on Computer Con ArtistsNew York Times
"Hello, I'm definitely not calling from India. Can I take control of your PC?"Ars Technica

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Loathe lowdown scareware scams? Lawsuit claims Speedy PC Pro is fraudulent software

Browsing courthouse news can result in reading about “scary” allegations, lawsuits covering everything from people “wrongfully” arrested at a “haunted house” during a paranormal investigation, to a more serious class action lawsuit that, if true, clearly shows the company doesn’t comprehend that gamers come in ages. Read more

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