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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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An 18 year scam odyssey of stranded astronauts

Malwarebytes

There is a semi-mythical scam which comes around every couple of years, like some sort of digital bad luck version of Halley’s Comet. While I’m not aware of someone having lost money to this scam previously, it struck gold in 2022. 2010: Still hitching a ride. Did I mention the arrow is in space? 2004: First contact.

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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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The High Stakes of Cybersecurity in Online Gambling

SecureWorld News

Fraud: Sophisticated scams, including bonus abuse and account takeovers, pose significant financial risks. Due to the prevalence of smartphones for these activities, they often target mobile users," Vishnubhotla said, offering the obvious and not-so-obvious vectors for criminals: What's obvious Phishing Scams : Phishing scams are common.

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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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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

Junk email campaigns touting employment or “money mule” scams cost $300 per million, and phishing emails could be blasted out through Severa’s botnet for the bargain price of $500 per million. One was Alan Ralsky , an American spammer who was convicted in 2009 of paying Severa and other spammers to promote pump-and-dump stock scams.

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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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