Webroot reports increase in Microsoft-themed cyber scams     



From V3:

The security firm reported detecting a number of scams targeting users with malware-laden messages masquerading as alerts from Microsoft in a blog post on Tuesday.

"Recently we have seen an increase in fake Microsoft scams, which function by tricking people into thinking that their PC is infected," wrote Webroot's Roy Tobin. He added that the cyber crooks use a variety of techniques to get the messages in front of their victims.

  Cyber crooks dupe victims with bogus Microsoft security alerts