Is this a message from a Hacker/Idiot?

Meg St._Clair wrote:

You can't prevent them completely. You can avoid sites that have been a problem in the past. You can avoid the sorts of sites that are more likely to have them ("adult" sites are a big culprit). Just remember not to panic when you see messages like that.

Unfortunately, the list of sites that have served malware-laced ads isn't just the questionable ones. In the past few weeks they've included Forbes, The NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, Huffington Post and a number of others. These weren't scam ads as much as ads that download malware (including ransomware) if you click on them. Supposedly the sites aren't to blame; it's the ad brokers, but these include Google. Which adds more ammunition to the ad blocker argument.

Demo wrote:

I don't usually like to use text speak. For the most part I despise it. Howver, in this case I am really LMAO. Meg will get my inference. You are truly a gentleman to come to her defense sir. 🙂

Fortunately, I believe I can be a lady and still know what I know. 😎

Csound1 wrote:

In order to preserve Meg's genteel outlook I volunteered to do the 'dirty' work for her, so her innocence is as it always was. Meg is a lady.

I'm laughing too hard to come up with a sufficiently clever reply. But, yes, you are a gentleman.

Meg St._Clair wrote:

Demo wrote:

I don't usually like to use text speak. For the most part I despise it. Howver, in this case I am really LMAO. Meg will get my inference. You are truly a gentleman to come to her defense sir. 🙂

Fortunately, I believe I can be a lady and still know what I know. 😎

I wholeheartedly agree. 🙂

Runlong1355 wrote:

I Also received the same warning last night so his is a scam right???? please help I am 17 and worried sick about this

Right. Please read Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages.

There are far more important things to worry about. Since you can't do anything about most of them anyway, just stop worrying and enjoy yourself.

so it doesn't actually have access to my camera? When it said audio and visual recording in progress that's just bs? And now that ive cleared my website data and that is the malware gone? They don't have access to my info etc? Please reply I'm really freaking out about this

Don't worry about it, i went through the same thing u went through. Just reset all cookies and delete your web browsing history through the settings widget and you'll be fine. It's been months since it happened to me, and i'm fine. Don't stress about it fam, you're idevice is fine.

Received the same message today. Only the country is the United States. I clicked Clear history and website data. But the message still remains on my Chrome site. Will it automatically disappear soon?

As everyone has said this is a scam i have had the same msg on my iphone 6 and i just backed out and everything went back to normal also i have found out that if you reset your iphone if this keeps happening then the problem with go away

It hit me, simply delete Chrome and reinstall. So I did that, and not the message is gone.

This icky scam recently popped up in a new tab on my Macbook chrome as well. I was able to shut it down, and move on with my life; however, I want to clarify that the "bad guys" do not have access to my hard-drive or can obtain usernames/passwords/personal info I enter while using the internet (i.e. email, banking)? I understand that it was been asked before, however just wanted to confirm that it is not something that is running in the background that I am unaware of...

Did you allow them to access your Mac?

I do not believe so. I forced quit Chrome --> Computer refused to shut down bc chrome was quit incorrectly --> I uninstalled Chrome --> Computer still refused to shut down --> Reinstalled Chrome --> Held down power button/shut down --> Upon restarting, everything was back to normal.

I did not click anywhere on the ransomware page at any time

Then nothing was put on,