Netflix, Apple, BofA Sites Hijacked with Fake Help Numbers

Trying to Reach Netflix or Microsoft Support? Watch Out for Fake Numbers

These fake Google search results actually do send you to the real website you want to access—but with a dangerous twist.

Netflix, Apple, BofA sites hijacked with fake help numbers

: Don’t trust mystery digits popping up in your search bar

Ars Technica: Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.

Ars Technica: Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.. “Tech support scammers have devised a method to inject their fake phone numbers into webpages when a target’s web browser visits official sites for Apple, PayPal, Netflix, and other companies. The ruse, outlined in a post on Wednesday from security firm Malwarebytes, threatens to trick users into calling the malicious numbers even when they think they’re t…

Multiple sites hijacked for bogus support number injections

Multiple sites hijacked for bogus support number injections Hackread reports that high-profile organizations, including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Bank of America, and PayPal, had their websites compromised to include f…

Scammers fake hay while the sun shines - Alexandra Newspapers

THERE have been reports of farmers across Victoria being scammed on Facebook while trying to purchase hay. This is a particularly callous move by the scammers, given the current drought conditions. When purchasing on Facebook, always look at when the seller joined Facebook and how many friends they have on the site. This can be a key indicator. Look at their profile page as well as their seller page. If they joined in recent days and they only h…