Friday, 29 March 2019

Office Depot rigged PC malware scans to sell unneeded $300 tech support

Office Depot rigged PC malware scans to sell unneeded $300 tech support

Office Depot and a partner company tricked customers into buying unneeded tech support services by offering PC scans that gave fake results, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Consumers paid up to $300 each for unnecessary services. The FTC yesterday announced that Office Depot and its software supplier, Support.com, have agreed to pay a total of $35 million in settlements with the agency.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/office-depot-tricked-people-into-buying-pc-support-with-fake-virus-scans/?source=Snapzu

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