In a post on Microsoft’s Windows blog, the software giant claims the Edge browser is now 9% faster with the latest update to ...

Rogue Security Software, also known as Scareware, is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading ...

Microsoft Edge has security feature called Scareware Blocker. It is designed to protect users from deceptive or scam websites that use scare tactics to make them download malicious software or pay ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft published its Cyber Signals report titled 'AI-Driven Deception: Emerging Fraud Threats and ...

But earlier this year, the attack finally caught the eye of Microsoft, which added anti-scareware protection to its Edge browser. Google Chrome and Firefox adopted their own tools to fend off such ...

However, the new Scareware Blocker feature adds an extra layer of protection, using AI to detect more accurately when a web ...

The most interesting part of the campaign is the techniques used to only deliver the scareware payload to target computers, and avoid detection by automated scanners. It seems that around the time ...

According to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware" campaign has been hosted on malicious sites designed to resemble the official domains of major companies. An unsuspecting victim can encounter ...

Users receive fake alerts claiming their system is locked due to unusual activity and are prompted to enter Apple IDs and passwords to unlock it. A new phishing campaign targeting Mac systems ...

In addition to the performance improvements, Edge 134 also brings multiple notable new features, including an AI-powered 'Scareware Blocker' that Microsoft claims is an effective first line of ...

Microsoft blocked over $4B in fraud attempts using AI tools to combat scams. Discover how AI is changing cybercrime and how ...