ALERT: Scammers Targeting Harry Potter Fans Online
Harry Potter fans looking to get in on the magic before the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on November 19 - beware! Cybercriminals (aka Web Dementors) are targeting Potter fans, promising free previews, movie downloads and other Potter paraphranelia, while actually luring fans into a cursed scam!
Harry Potter fans looking to get in on the magic before the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on November 19 – beware! Cybercriminals (aka Web Dementors) are targeting Potter fans, promising free previews, movie downloads and other Potter paraphranelia, while actually luring fans into a cursed scam!
Security software company PC Tools tipped up off to this scam, which they covered on their blog last week. Alan Lee of the PC Tools Malware Research Team wrote that, “While browsing online for related Harry Potter stuff, I came across some website claiming that you can watch the latest Harry Potter movies on their websites.”
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