A college drop out made headlines after becoming an entreprenuer and starting a company of his own. The former student and his accomplice ran a fake call support center in India. Since January of last year, the team stole over 8 million dollars from over 40 thousand victims.
People who called the tech support company were asked to go online and click on pop-ups, which would download malwares that stole financial information from the users.
The scheme was only brought to light after a victim posted the fake operation on Youtube. India’s Cyber Crime Cell raided the tech support company after news of the fake operation was posted online. It’s getting difficult to know who to trust online these days, especially if the company is supposed to provide tech support.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-tech-support-company-dupes-40k/
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