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#scam β€” Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #scam, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Google ads are pushing fake tech support scams that lock up Macs and Windows PCs with alarming β€œinfected” messages. Users can still escape.

    Press and hold Escape for several seconds to exit full-screen mode and unlock the keyboard. From there, close the tab.

    Another way out? - Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager and end the browser. Mac: Press Cmd + Option + Esc to force-quit the browser. Reopen your browser without restoring the session. Stay alertβ€”scams like this are everywhere.

    Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? - Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people. -Arstechnica

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

    #apple #cyber #cybersecurity #browser #google #googleads #hacked #hackers #infected #mac #macos #machintosh #malicious #microsoft #phonescam #scam #tech #technology #techscam #techsupport #techsupportscam #virus #windows

  2. Google ads are pushing fake tech support scams that lock up Macs and Windows PCs with alarming β€œinfected” messages. Users can still escape.

    Press and hold Escape for several seconds to exit full-screen mode and unlock the keyboard. From there, close the tab.

    Another way out? - Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager and end the browser. Mac: Press Cmd + Option + Esc to force-quit the browser. Reopen your browser without restoring the session. Stay alertβ€”scams like this are everywhere.

    Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? - Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people. -Arstechnica

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

    #apple #cyber #cybersecurity #browser #google #googleads #hacked #hackers #infected #mac #macos #machintosh #malicious #microsoft #phonescam #scam #tech #technology #techscam #techsupport #techsupportscam #virus #windows

  3. Google ads are pushing fake tech support scams that lock up Macs and Windows PCs with alarming β€œinfected” messages. Users can still escape.

    Press and hold Escape for several seconds to exit full-screen mode and unlock the keyboard. From there, close the tab.

    Another way out? - Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager and end the browser. Mac: Press Cmd + Option + Esc to force-quit the browser. Reopen your browser without restoring the session. Stay alertβ€”scams like this are everywhere.

    Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? - Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people. -Arstechnica

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

    #apple #cyber #cybersecurity #browser #google #googleads #hacked #hackers #infected #mac #macos #machintosh #malicious #microsoft #phonescam #scam #tech #technology #techscam #techsupport #techsupportscam #virus #windows

  4. Google ads are pushing fake tech support scams that lock up Macs and Windows PCs with alarming β€œinfected” messages. Users can still escape.

    Press and hold Escape for several seconds to exit full-screen mode and unlock the keyboard. From there, close the tab.

    Another way out? - Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager and end the browser. Mac: Press Cmd + Option + Esc to force-quit the browser. Reopen your browser without restoring the session. Stay alertβ€”scams like this are everywhere.

    Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? - Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people. -Arstechnica

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

    #apple #cyber #cybersecurity #browser #google #googleads #hacked #hackers #infected #mac #macos #machintosh #malicious #microsoft #phonescam #scam #tech #technology #techscam #techsupport #techsupportscam #virus #windows

  5. Google ads are pushing fake tech support scams that lock up Macs and Windows PCs with alarming β€œinfected” messages. Users can still escape.

    Press and hold Escape for several seconds to exit full-screen mode and unlock the keyboard. From there, close the tab.

    Another way out? - Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager and end the browser. Mac: Press Cmd + Option + Esc to force-quit the browser. Reopen your browser without restoring the session. Stay alertβ€”scams like this are everywhere.

    Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? - Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people. -Arstechnica

    arstechnica.com/security/2026/

  6. βš οΈπŸ“’ A tech support scam kit is abusing Google Ads to push fake security alerts that make browsers appear locked. Netskope observed exposure across 619 organizations.

    Listen/Read: hackread.com/tech-support-scam

  7. βš οΈπŸ“’ A tech support scam kit is abusing Google Ads to push fake security alerts that make browsers appear locked. Netskope observed exposure across 619 organizations.

    Listen/Read: hackread.com/tech-support-scam

    #GoogleAds #TechSupportScam #Cybersecurity #Scam

  8. βš οΈπŸ“’ A tech support scam kit is abusing Google Ads to push fake security alerts that make browsers appear locked. Netskope observed exposure across 619 organizations.

    Listen/Read: hackread.com/tech-support-scam

    #GoogleAds #TechSupportScam #Cybersecurity #Scam

  9. βš οΈπŸ“’ A tech support scam kit is abusing Google Ads to push fake security alerts that make browsers appear locked. Netskope observed exposure across 619 organizations.

    Listen/Read: hackread.com/tech-support-scam

    #GoogleAds #TechSupportScam #Cybersecurity #Scam

  10. βš οΈπŸ“’ A tech support scam kit is abusing Google Ads to push fake security alerts that make browsers appear locked. Netskope observed exposure across 619 organizations.

    Listen/Read: hackread.com/tech-support-scam

    #GoogleAds #TechSupportScam #Cybersecurity #Scam

  11. Truecaller lanΓ§a Scam Checker para detetar burlas e ligaΓ§Γ΅es suspeitas na web. A ferramenta gratuita identifica nΓΊmeros de telefone, mensagens e hiperligaΓ§Γ΅es fraudulentas sem necessidade de criar conta ou instalar aplicaΓ§Γ£o.

    πŸ”— tugatech.com.pt/t91828-truecal

    #lan #scam #web 

  12. Truecaller lanΓ§a Scam Checker para detetar burlas e ligaΓ§Γ΅es suspeitas na web. A ferramenta gratuita identifica nΓΊmeros de telefone, mensagens e hiperligaΓ§Γ΅es fraudulentas sem necessidade de criar conta ou instalar aplicaΓ§Γ£o.

    πŸ”— tugatech.com.pt/t91828-truecal

    #lan #scam #web 

  13. Truecaller lanΓ§a Scam Checker para detetar burlas e ligaΓ§Γ΅es suspeitas na web. A ferramenta gratuita identifica nΓΊmeros de telefone, mensagens e hiperligaΓ§Γ΅es fraudulentas sem necessidade de criar conta ou instalar aplicaΓ§Γ£o.

    πŸ”— tugatech.com.pt/t91828-truecal

    #lan #scam #web 

  14. Truecaller lanΓ§a Scam Checker para detetar burlas e ligaΓ§Γ΅es suspeitas na web. A ferramenta gratuita identifica nΓΊmeros de telefone, mensagens e hiperligaΓ§Γ΅es fraudulentas sem necessidade de criar conta ou instalar aplicaΓ§Γ£o.

    πŸ”— tugatech.com.pt/t91828-truecal

    #lan #scam #web 

  15. Truecaller lanΓ§a Scam Checker para detetar burlas e ligaΓ§Γ΅es suspeitas na web. A ferramenta gratuita identifica nΓΊmeros de telefone, mensagens e hiperligaΓ§Γ΅es fraudulentas sem necessidade de criar conta ou instalar aplicaΓ§Γ£o.

    πŸ”— tugatech.com.pt/t91828-truecal

    #lan #scam #web