You should look at Him Browning's staff. He have a channel deticated full to Tech Support Scams.https://youtu.be/RLtRPGMOQXg
Do you have any data on the size of these scams?https://twitter.com/DimensionC/status/1155480999783849984 …
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No size data, but…There are news reports of scam centres being raided and scammers arrested. Recently, moreover, the RCMP is working with Indian authorities to crack down on centres. Scam centres must be large.
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https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2018/11/29/new-breakthroughs-in-combatting-tech-support-scams/ … But that’s just the tip of the iceberg...
@JimBrowning11 would know more than I do. He’s an expert at this type of scam in particular. Maybe also@schneierblog or@mikko as general infosecurity experts. - 2 more replies
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Here is some data for you Stefan for Australian tech support scams.https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/attempts-to-gain-your-personal-information/remote-access-scams …
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In the last month two of my elderly mothers friends have been targeted. A scam caller got through too our coding Guru in 2010, claiming to be calling from Microsoft. After 10 minutes of hilarity, the Guru put the scammer on speaker, our Guru explained we only used linux.
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