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Utility scams update

Malwarebytes

All the ads seen below belong to different advertisers based in Pakistan. Some of those advertiser accounts have a fairly large footprint with several hundred ads. They are registered to advertisers based in the US and their websites look almost authentic. We also saw several ads that at first appear somewhat legitimate.

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them IdentityIQ The holiday season is a time for celebration, giving, and spending time with loved ones. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them. Here are some of the most common holiday scams and how to help avoid them.

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Is Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?

Malwarebytes

A gatekeeper is defined by the DMA as a platform operating on one or more of the world's digital core services, which includes advertising, search, and social networking, in at least three EU countries and satisfies the following criteria: Has an annual turnover of 7.5B EUR ($8.2B) or a market capitalization of 75B EUR ($82B). "The

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Timeshare Owner? The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You

Krebs on Security

The FBI is warning timeshare owners to be wary of a prevalent telemarketing scam involving a violent Mexican drug cartel that tries to trick people into believing someone wants to buy their property. One of the phony real estate companies trying to scam people out of money over fake offers to buy their timeshares. .

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Past, present, and future of the Dark Web

Security Affairs

There are many blogs that for the greater part deal with issues of cybersecurity and the rights of the digital population in terms of consumer protection and privacy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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