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Schneier On Scareware Vendor Lawsuits

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-what-about-the-car-warranty-robot-who-calls-every-day dept.

Bruce Schneier's blog says "This is good: Microsoft Corp. and the state of Washington this week filed lawsuits against a slew of 'scareware' purveyors, scam artists who use fake security alerts to frighten consumers into paying for worthless computer security software. "

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  1. You are trying to file a lawsuit. Cancel or Allow? by Hatta · · Score: 2, Informative

    Microsoft is as big a culprit of this as anyone.

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  2. Re:Unnecessary blog reference by LMacG · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, Brian Krebs at the WaPo has a lot of credibility, and has been writing very good well-researched columns on computer security for as long as I've been reading that paper. What's your left arse cheek done lately?

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