Fake ads in Edge news feeds

Researchers at Malwarebytes discovered that crooks are inserting fake ads onto the Edge home page to lure people with shocking and strange stories, complete with clickbait headlines. The scheme has been running for at least two months.

Click a malicious ad and the code checks for a few things on your computer, such as location and if you’re using a virtual private network (VPN).

You get sent to a decoy page if you’re not deemed worthy of being scammed. Otherwise, you’re sent to a tech support scam page.