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Who’s Behind the ‘Web Listings’ Mail Scam?

Krebs on Security

The story concluded that this dubious service had been scamming people and companies for more than a decade, and promised a Part II to explore who was behind Web Listings. Since at least 2007, Web Listings Inc. “It is also criticized for being a cult, a scam and a pyramid scheme,” the entry reads.

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How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam

Malwarebytes

You can reach back to 2007 and look in amazement at the 419 death threat. Kidnap scams involve making a phone call to a victim and telling them a loved one has been taken. The post How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. The virtual kidnap: Step by step.

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FBI Arrests Alleged Owner of Deer.io, a Top Broker of Stolen Accounts

Krebs on Security

was a now-defunct shop called “Dedushka” (“grandpa” in transliterated Russian), a service offering aged, fake Vkontakte accounts that was quite popular among crooks involved in various online dating scams. It also was used in 2007 to register xeka[.]ru For example, one early adopter of deer.io

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Who is Tech Investor John Bernard?

Krebs on Security

As noted in last week’s story, the beauty of a scam like the one multiple investment brokers said was being run by Mr. Bernard is that companies bilked by small-time investment schemes rarely pursue legal action, mainly because the legal fees involved can quickly surpass the losses. news report from 2015.

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Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication

Krebs on Security

Reddit said the exposed data included internal source code as well as email addresses and obfuscated passwords for all Reddit users who registered accounts on the site prior to May 2007. The incident also exposed the email addresses of some users who had signed up to receive daily email digests of specific discussion threads.

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Bitdefender offers mobile security to chats on messaging apps

CyberSecurity Insiders

BitDefender Mobile Security feature assists customers in protecting against malware spread and phishing scams. NOTE 1- Sold with the name as SOFTWIN between 1996 to 2001, the software company was renamed as Bitdefender in the year 2007. It covers devices operating on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS devices, which is outstanding.

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Looking for love in all the wrong (internet) places

Security Boulevard

We have seen scams trying to lure guys into relationships for many years. This was so common that back in 2007, for a few months I collected all those scam emails that I received.