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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

One was Alan Ralsky , an American spammer who was convicted in 2009 of paying Severa and other spammers to promote pump-and-dump stock scams. Severa ran several affiliate programs that paid cybercriminals to trick people into installing fake antivirus software. In this paid ad from 2004, Severa lists prices to rent his spam botnet.

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How to Cancel IdentityIQ

Identity IQ

However, we strongly recommend that you do not leave yourself unprotected from identity theft. Safeguarding your identity is more critical than ever with one in four Americans falling victim to identity theft, according to the AARP. IDIQ has been offering IdentityIQ services since 2009. Is IdentityIQ a Scam?

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What Are the Effects of a Cyberattack in a Recession?

CyberSecurity Insiders

The last global recession occurred in 2009. Online identity theft and financial fraud increase. It also involves prioritizing backup servers, malware and antivirus software, and other just-in-case measures. Can criminal operations shut down like others do as an unfortunate side effect of economic unrest?

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Cloud Hopper operation hit 8 of the world’s biggest IT service providers

Security Affairs

indictment in December that accused two Chinese nationals of identity theft and fraud. One of the hacking tool used by the group in the campaign contained the message ‘F**K ANY AV’ referencing the fact that victims’ protected their infrastructure with antivirus software.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

This includes antivirus, identity protection, SIEM (where Gartner names it a Leader), endpoint protection (graded a Visionary by Gartner) and secure web gateways (Gartner Challenger). Founded: 2009. McAfee has been a major player in security for a long time. Learn more about McAfee. Headquarters: San Francisco. Founded: 1987.