Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

KrebsOnSecurity first encountered Aqua’s work in 2008 as a reporter for The Washington Post. “The illegal money often comes from criminal activities like phishing, malware attacks, online auction fraud, e-commerce fraud, business e-mail compromise (BEC) and CEO fraud, romance scams, holiday fraud (booking fraud) and many others.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

The SocksEscort home page says its services are perfect for people involved in automated online activity that often results in IP addresses getting blocked or banned, such as Craigslist and dating scams, search engine results manipulation, and online surveys. com was registered in 2008 to an Adrian Crismaru from Chisinau, Moldova.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2024

The 2008 Summer and 2022 Winter Beijing and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games were 'prestige projects' for both China and Russia. Additionally, using secure QR scanners with built-in security features to preview links before opening them can help prevent falling victim to QR code scams."

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. If you have never been affected by a scam or issue such as identity theft, then you may not yet fully comprehend the important role that data privacy plays. IdentityIQ. Your address and phone numbers.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Texas FBI investigators learned that danielroberts604 was also linked to an investigation being led by FBI Charlotte, North Carolina, where he had used the domain rodgersbuildersinc.com to do a similar scam, as well as another Texas scam using the domain leelewisusa.com to steal funds from a school system in Dallas, Texas. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Conficker, or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. Scareware is basically a scam used by attackers to trick victims into thinking that their computers or mobile devices have been compromised. Over the years, it has infected millions of computers to create a botnet.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Chinese APT groups used the PlugX RAT as early as 2008, but have modified the software into the ShadowPad RAT that exploits legitimate executables to launch the software and avoid detection. A much larger number of criminal gangs use APT techniques to exfiltrate data for extortion or execute ransomware on a victim’s network.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the past, the country has been credibly blamed or proven responsible for several cyberattacks against Ukraine and its surrounding neighbors, including DDoS attacks in Estonia in 2007, Georgia in 2008, and Kyrgyzstan in 2009. The risk of scams. The full thread on support can be found here.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The massive shift to work from home in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has meant a rush to secure a wider range of home devices and networks, and an instant spike in demand for training and services that protect employees in identifying attempted cyberattacks and scams. Economic stimulus checks were targeted.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But it wasn’t until the past week that it become clear how many organizations — including towns, cities and political campaigns — actually have fallen for this brazen scam. As such, it’s likely this phony company has scammed a ridiculous number of consumers over the years, Guilmette observed.

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