Home News Software (Image credit: Microsoft) UPDATE: Microsoft has told TechRadar Pro that, following the report, it has taken action against the malicious advertiser.”In partnership with our advertising providers, we have removed this content and blocked the advertiser from our networks. We remain dedicated to our user’s safety and will continue to work with our partners to detect, eliminate, and provide new technological solutions to prevent malware attacks and address these threats.” a Microsoft spokesperson told us.Scammers are planting malicious advertisements in the Microsoft Edge news feed, according to new research from antivirus and VPN provider Malwarebytes.In a blog post (opens in new tab) by its threat intelligence team, the company claims that the scheme, set up to “direct victims to tech support scam pages”, has been in motion for at least two months.This particular scam operation has been particularly effective because of Microsoft Edge’s news… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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