DuckDuckGo isn't the absolute best privacy-focused browser, it is an excellent alternative to Chrome that doesn't have the ...

DuckDuckGo has now extended the fraud protection in its privacy-centric browser to shield users from even more scams — ...

As DuckDuckGo notes, other competing browsers generally rely on Google’s Safe Browsing Service. However, DuckDuckGo ...

DuckDuckGo's latest update boosts Scam Blocker to catch fake stores, crypto scams, and scareware—no account needed.

The privacy-focused web browser DuckDuckGo has boosted its anti-scam features. It can now detect and block fake ecommerce stores, ...

The DuckDuckGo web browser has expanded its built-in Scam Blocker tool to protect against a broader range of online scams, ...

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused web browser and search engine, has expanded the scope of its Scam Blocker tool.

In this case the scareware is deployed at the actor-controlled phishing sites that victims are taken to. On visiting the website, users get a fake pop-up alert “Apple security warning ...

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 ...

The blocker works alongside Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, which already prevents access to known scam sites. But scareware is sneaky — it often moves to a new web address before it can be ...

Scareware scams employ aggressive web pages ... Users can then choose to report the malicious site to Microsoft, contributing to the improvement of Defender SmartScreen's ability to detect and ...