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

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2019-03-29 06:36:23
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Office Depot and its software supplier have to pay $35 million toward refunds.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/office-depot-tricked-people-into-buying-pc-support-with-fake-virus-scans/ [arstechnica.com]


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