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Published Date: June 15, 2026

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Employees are unknowingly inviting tech support impersonators into firms, says FBI

Online or telephone IT support scams have been tricking employees into downloading or clicking on malware for years.

Source CSO Online AI Summary Updated May 28, 2026
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Online or telephone IT support scams have been tricking employees into downloading or clicking on malware for years. But according to the FBI, one group that targets US-based law firms has recently found success in person, by convincing firms to allow a supposed IT support person into the building, where they insert a storage device into a victim’s computer…

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