Scareware among Fastest-Growing Online Scams, Says FBI

Pop-ups telling you your computer has been infected with a virus and then insisting on buying a certain anti-virus solution are not only incredibly annoying, but they can also masquerade as carriers of malware.

Called scareware because they scare consumers into buying bogus anti-virus programs, this type of scam has become one of the fastest-growing types of online frauds, according to the FBI. Instead of removing the supposed virus, the…

‘Twilight’ Craze Brings out Cyber Criminals

Vampires and werewolves are an undoubtedly popular theme for filmmakers — and cyber criminals.

With the third installment of the “Twilight” series, cyber crooks have discovered a way to use the franchise’s popularity to gain access to people’s computers by poisoning common search results and then infecting users’ computers with malware.

Norton reported that some common search results are already returning more than 50 percent malicious results, which means there is…