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

Krebs on Security

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. has posts dating back to 2010, and points to even more Web Listings domains, including weblistingsinc.org. Image: Better Business Bureau. as a business partner.

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The Olympics: a timeline of scams, hacks, and malware

Malwarebytes

2010 Vancouver. In terms of actual attacks which took place, we see the rise of mobile as a way in for Olympics scams. Email spam promising free airline tickets to see the games is a timeless social media scam also repackaged for this sporting event. Here, you’d get nothing but survey scams. What a combo!

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How Internet Savvy are Your Leaders?

Krebs on Security

But it wasn’t until the past week that it become clear how many organizations — including towns, cities and political campaigns — actually have fallen for this brazen scam. The Friends of Mike Turzai committee spent $65 in 2010 on the GOP Representative from Pennsylvania. Image: Better Business Bureau.

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No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!

Krebs on Security

com , a malware-based proxy network that has been in existence since at least 2010. Cached versions of the site show that in 2010 the software which powers the network was produced with a copyright of “ Escort Software.” Among the more frequently recommended alternatives to 911 is SocksEscort[.]com SocksEscort[.]com

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How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

Krebs on Security

That’s a minor coup for a company launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers for the purposes of granting discounts for veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. .” -based ID.me “A lot of this is targeting the elderly,” Hall said.

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Has Facebook leaked your phone number?

Malwarebytes

To be honest, between scraping vulnerabilities dating back to 2010 , and the Cambridge Analytica scandal , an old data breach is still a data breach, and you’re probably still going to need to pay attention to it. The first thing that comes to mind is a scam where people text you pretending to be a relative or dear friend.

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Experts found 20 Million tax records for Russian citizens exposed online

Security Affairs

. “The first database contained more than 14 million personal and tax records from 2010 to 2016, and the second included over 6 million from 2009 to 2015.” The exposed data could be used by threat actors to carry out tax scam and frauds. ” continues the experts. ” concludes the experts.