FTC takes on computer scareware scammers
<p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TECHNOLOGY">TECHNOLOGY</span> <span word="REPORT">REPORT</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 160 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="scareware">scareware</span>” <span word="operation">operation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Kristy">Kristy</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="individually">individually</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Innovative">Innovative</span> <span word="Marketing">Marketing</span>, <span word="Inc">Inc</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="founders">founders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="Jain">Jain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Sundin">Sundin</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="FTC">FTC</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="scareware">scareware</span>.”</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Siciliano">Siciliano</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="McAfee">McAfee</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Skype">Skype</span>.</p><p><span word="ROBERT">ROBERT</span> <span word="SICILIANO">SICILIANO</span>: “<span word="Scareware">Scareware</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="PC">PC</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="coughing">coughing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>.”</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Siciliano">Siciliano</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="scareware">scareware</span>” <span word="often">often</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pop">pop</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>.</p><p><span word="ROBERT">ROBERT</span> <span word="SICILIANO">SICILIANO</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="PC">PC</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="armor">armor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span>.”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="believable">believable</span>.</p>
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