Tech Support Scam Asks for Passkey

  • 9 October 2015
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October 9, 2015 | BY Jérôme Segura
 
There are countless variations on tech support scam pop ups ranging from different colours, sounds, and of course alarming – but fake – messages.
This one is no different, building upon an existing scam template the crooks added a new ‘feature’. Instead of the constant barrage of pop ups that some browsers will eventually block as over obtrusive, it uses a different way to stall its victims:
 
                            


 
Indeed, it is asking for a ‘safe key’ in order to unlock your browser. This is very reminiscent of the browser locker (browlock) that uses a similar technique by asking for a voucher number.
 
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