Scareware stories

Malvertising attacks increased by almost 2000% last year with a surge in redirections to phishing sites and other forms of malware, says RiskIQ.

Security vendor Eset is warning Minecraft fans to cheat with care after discovering 33 Android Minecraft cheat apps packing scareware.

Fake virus warnings are duping users into downloading scareware that installs malware and steals personal data, Symantec warns.

The tsunami warnings issued following the recent Indonesian earthquake are being exploited by malware developers.