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Conmen steal control of computers

Posted on the 23 August, 2010 at 2:50 pm Written by in In Other News, IT Security

A new scam which sees fraudsters calling your home landline and taking control of your home PC is surfacing in Edinburgh.

The conmen, who are thought to be calling hundreds of Edinburgh based PC users, are claiming to work for Microsoft and are warning the PC users that they have an infected computer. They then convince the unsuspecting user to click on a web link directing them to malware which allows the caller access to the remote PC.  This allows them to copy bank details, passwords, and other sensitive data off the computer.

A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Police said: “Our advice to avoid falling victim to fraud would be to never engage with someone who cold calls out of the blue and give them access to your computer. If you have concerns about your computer security, ask a known and trusted expert to assist.”

The Edinburgh Evening News Reports: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Conmen-take-control-of-home.6488963.jp

  • https://www.ssldonkey.co.uk Adam

    Why do people get taken for mugs? Would you give your cash to a complete stranger in the street if they asked? Of course you wouldn’t.

    Educate them guys and get those PCs secure :)

  • http://www.ssldonkey.co.uk SSL Security

    I think you have to be cold with cold callers fundamentally. I am always sceptical of giving out information over the phone and would rather wait until written communication in letters etc. But a home computer probably has the most amount of data of an individual than anything else and so needs to be trusted and made secure.