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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Krebs on Security

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. EARLY WARNING SIGNS.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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How Phishers Are Slinking Their Links Into LinkedIn

Krebs on Security

Way back in 2016, security firm Fortinet blogged about LinkedIn’s redirect being used to promote phishing sites and online pharmacies. Linkedin’s parent company — Microsoft Corp — is by all accounts the most-phished brand on the Internet today. Let me be clear that the activity described in this post is not new.

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

Krebs on Security

Cached versions of weblistingsinc.org at archive.org show logos similar to the one featured on the Web Listings mailer, and early versions of the site reference a number of “business partners” in India that also perform SEO services. A cached copy of Mark Scott’s blog Internet Madness from 2011 promotes Web Listings Inc.

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911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

Krebs on Security

re is was one of the original “residential proxy” networks, which allow someone to rent a residential IP address to use as a relay for his/her Internet communications, providing anonymity and the advantage of being perceived as a residential user surfing the web. A cached copy of flashupdate[.]net

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Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

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“Universal Admin,” is crimeware platform that first surfaced in 2016. The security flaw was briefly alluded to in a 2018 writeup on U-Admin by the SANS Internet Storm Center. Pretty much every Australian received a half dozen of these phishing attempts.” ” U-Admin, a.k.a.

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