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Digging customers out from this is quite literally what I do for a living. Issues aren't always as simple as "don't pay."
The article seemed to be aimed at average desk workers. It didn't contain any data or suggestions not commonly told in phishing tutorials offered by companies.
This is an entry level explanation of a highly complex problem. I would suggest you send it to your grandma or a blue collar friend who doesn't work on computers.
I want to know -
If they don't uphold their promises, they can't repeat the scam. I've dealt with the hackers and they're better tech support than larger corps in many ways. They want you to be successful, in a weird way.
They're dicks for doing it, but when your admin password is "1991mustang" for 16 years, maybe you deserve a lesson in security.
@[email protected] is exactly right in their comments.
My admin pasword is Hunter2
Mine is Password (with capital p)
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