Tech-support scammers revive bug that sends Chrome users into a panic

Enlarge (credit: Malwarebytes) Con artists pushing tech-support scams are once again exploiting a Chrome bug that can give users the false impression they’re experiencing a serious operating-system error that requires the urgent help of a paid professional, according to a Google developer forum. A Mozilla developer forum indicates a similar bug may also be present […]

Tech-support scammers have a new trick to send Chrome users into a panic

Enlarge (credit: Malwarebytes) Con artists pushing tech-support scams have an arsenal of ways to lock up the browsers of potential marks. On Tuesday, a researcher disclosed a new weapon that freezes Google Chrome, which, by most measures, is the Internet’s most widely used browser. The point of all the techniques is to render a browser […]