Microsoft Edge has security feature called Scareware Blocker. It is designed to protect users from deceptive or scam websites that use scare tactics to make them download malicious software or pay ...

According to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware" campaign has been hosted on malicious sites designed to resemble the official domains of major companies. An unsuspecting victim can encounter ...

Users receive fake alerts claiming their system is locked due to unusual activity and are prompted to enter Apple IDs and passwords to unlock it. A new phishing campaign targeting Mac systems ...

Cybersecurity firm LayerX has spotted a scareware campaign jumping from Windows to macOS after new browser protections on Windows shut it down. For the past few months, LayerX has been monitoring a ...

and Firefox that block scareware. As the hackers were out of luck on Windows, they appear to have turned to macOS. Macs are often said to be safe from hackers, which means some users may let their ...

But earlier this year, the attack finally caught the eye of Microsoft, which added anti-scareware protection to its Edge browser. Google Chrome and Firefox adopted their own tools to fend off such ...

Broadcom is warning customers of a high-severity, authentication bypass flaw, now fixed, affecting VMWare Tools for Windows. Tracked as CVE-2025-22230, the issue stems from improper access control ...

LayerX adds that the scareware campaign previously targeted Windows users through the same clever tricks. But the hacker behind the attack pivoted to Macs after Microsoft in February introduced an ...

There are also new policies for the recently launched Scareware Blocker, changes for Entra ID users, and more. Microsoft Edge 134 also includes all the changes and updates Microsoft added to the ...