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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages. Creating a message merely generates a link.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

com was registered in 2008 to an Adrian Crismaru from Chisinau, Moldova. We will hide your IP address, encrypt all your traffic, secure all your sensitive information (passwords, mail credit card details, etc.) SSC asked fellow forum members for help in testing the security of a website they claimed was theirs: myiptest[.]com

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