Intel Name: Technical support scams
Date of Scan: November 28, 2024
Impact: High
Summary: This is an ongoing campaign, with tech support scams observed across multiple CDN services over the past year. Daily hits from these scams have risen significantly, from an average of 30 in August 2024 to 300 by November 2024. These scam sites are short-lived, as hosting providers often remove them quickly once detected. They are distributed through various methods, including ads and traffic distribution systems (TDS). Recently, most of these sites have featured Japanese text and phone numbers starting with (0101).
