The Nightmare in Silicon Valley: 8 horror technologies that should scare you to death
Every night is fright night with what can happen once these scary technologies take hold in ways that you may not have imagined.
What scams and schemes do you need to watch out for during the holiday season?
Fake phone calls, which often take the guise of IT technicians (I'm from Microsoft and we've scanned your computer, you are infected, we need money to clean it up), can dupe the less tech-savvy among us. In addition, automated "security agents" state that a user account has been compromised and personal information will be requested — including a password — to unlock an account. These are fake and must be ignored, as no business will ask for such details on the phone.
Caption by: Charlie Osborne
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