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Tech Support Scam Ring Leader Gets Seven Years in Prison, $6M Fine
Incident Response, Learnings
August 05, 2024
Bleeping Computer
A tech support fraud leader was sentenced to seven years in prison for scamming over 6,500 victims and making $6 million. The operation targeted elderly victims in the U.S. and Canada by showing fake malware infections on their computers.
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