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'Scareware' Campaign Targets Mac Users With Fake Computer Lockdown Warnings

'Scareware' Campaign Targets Mac Users With Fake Computer Lockdown Warnings

PCMag
The hackers behind the scareware previously targeted Windows users but switched to macOS after Microsoft introduced an anti-scareware feature for the Edge browser.

Hackers are targeting Mac users by sending fake Apple security warnings that are intended to scare them into thinking their computers have been locked down.

According to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware" campaign has been hosted on malicious sites designed to resemble the official domains of major …