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Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?

Summary by Ars Technica
Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.

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A malicious ad campaign deployed false infection alerts on Mac and Windows browsers, with screens that seemed blocked to push users to call a fraudulent support center. Netskope registered clicks from 619 organizations and tracked more than 250 campaign identifiers on legitimate sites.

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Ars Technica broke the news in Cambridge, United States on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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