Microsoft Edge Blocks Malicious Websites Sending Fake Virus Alert Notifications
Edge 156 automatically disables notifications from scam sites detected by SmartScreen and Scareware.
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Microsoft Edge Automatically Blocks Malicious Browser Notifications
Edge 156 now links Scareware blocker and SmartScreen detections to notification permissions, automatically disabling them for scam sites.
ADEX: 52% of 2026 ad-fraud schemes use AI as cloaking share falls
Across 1.2 million campaigns, iOS scripts and messenger phishing rose while cloaking’s share of suspensions fell to about 45%.
Researchers Uncover 20,000 Malicious Cloudflare Pages Domains Used in Tech Support Scams
Infoblox found over 20,000 Cloudflare Pages domains used by Help TDS for Microsoft tech-support scams.
Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
Netskope found Google Ads delivering scareware that fake-freezes Windows and Mac browsers and pushes users toward bogus call centers.
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Google Ads Campaign Spreads Fake Security Alerts That Lock Browsers and Push Malware
Netskope found Google Ads scareware that fake-locks browsers and pushes victims to call fraudulent support lines.
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Phishing Attacks Abuse Trusted Email Infrastructure and URL Cloaking to Evade Security Filters
VBSpam Q3 2026 test shows phishers abusing DKIM-aligned domains, Amazon SES, and multi-stage URL cloaking to defeat email filters.
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Scareware ads keep running on Google's transparency tool, even after they're reported
NYU and Radboud researchers built AdLens, which found 238 scareware and 3,346 false-claim ads in Google's ad archive; reported ads often stayed live.
ApateWeb: An Evasive Large-Scale Scareware and PUP Delivery Campaign
Unit 42 uncovers ApateWeb, a campaign using over 130,000 domains and multilayered redirects to deliver scareware, adware and PUPs to millions of users.