Popular Topics
Topics
- Generative AI
- Business Operations
- Careers
- Industry
- IT Leadership
- Compliance
- Security
- Application Security
- Business Continuity
- Cloud Security
- Critical Infrastructure
- Cybercrime
- Identity and Access Management
- Network Security
- Physical Security
- Privacy
- Risk Management
- Security Infrastructure
- Vulnerabilities
- Software Development
Our Network
Top IT Security Bloggers
Warning!!!! Your pop-up ads may be fraudulent!!! FTC wins $163m settlement against scareware firm
- Sophos - Naked Security
- — 3 Oct 2012, 2:42 p.m.
A US federal court has imposed a judgment of more than $163 million against a defendant in a case that pitted the US Federal Trade Commission against purveyors of so-called "scareware" programs designed to trick Internet users into believing their computer is infected.