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

Krebs on Security

political campaigns, cities and towns had paid a shady company called Web Listings Inc. The story concluded that this dubious service had been scamming people and companies for more than a decade, and promised a Part II to explore who was behind Web Listings. In December 2018, KrebsOnSecurity looked at how dozens of U.S.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

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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