NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, USA, September 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Microsoft addresses the rising cases of tech support scams worldwide through releasing a four-part guide in order for users to combat this threat more efficiently. This exemplifies that the company is already on top of this issue by maximizing its tech expertise.
Aside from the Windows Defender Security Warning scareware, tech support scams are one of the leading fraud schemes globally and continue to infiltrate markets today. In fact, Microsoft’s 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research emphasized that these tech support scams have victimized more than half or 60% of its worldwide users in 2021 alone. One out of six users fell prey to this scheme in a more granular view.
This fraud scheme usually starts with a phone call claiming that it’s from a software company, informing users that they have security issues with their devices. The scammers will then ask users to install applications to give them remote access to their devices or lead them to fraudulent sites displaying fake security error messages. This is to trick victims into paying for a fake solution or availing of a fake subscription for a tech support service.
As one of the renowned tech innovators and forerunners of IT security solutions, Microsoft released a four-part guide to addressing the alarming growth of tech support threats. This lays out the following:
1. Nature of these tech support scams….
