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'What begins as a phone call from 'IT support' ends with a fully instrumented network compromise': This fake tech support scam tricks employees into infecting their own company devices

Hackers.

  • Attackers now rely on employees to unknowingly launch the malware themselves
  • Fake IT support calls transform routine troubleshooting into a full network compromise
  • Browser crashes become the opening move in carefully staged social engineering attacks
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