Swede in slammer after scareware scam: $71M gets him 4 years

December 17, 2012 10:37 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

A Swedish businessman is in jail today after aiding cyber criminals who used scareware to trick victims into paying $129 for fake antivirus software.

Take that scammers! FBI makes two arrests in massive scareware ring

June 23, 2011 12:57 PM Regina Sinsky
Regina Sinsky

Just inserting the image to the right into this story gives me the heebie jeebies.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made two arrests in one of the most widespread cyber scams in history. One of the scams had more …