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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Cybercriminals exploit global tech outage with fake websites | Mind Blowing Facts

Students of Fake News Cleaner learn how to use the LINE app to identify fake news during a class in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, Thursday, March 16, 2023. An anti-misinformation group in Taiwan ca

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the recent global tech outage to promote fake websites filled with malicious software, as warned by the US government and cybersecurity professionals. These hackers are creating phony URLs that appear to offer information or solutions related to the IT meltdown but are actually designed to compromise visitors' information and devices.

The fraudulent websites are using domain names with keywords like CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm linked to the faulty software update causing the crisis, and 'blue screen,' a term associated with computers affected by the CrowdStrike glitch during boot-up.

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