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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts

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Facebook, Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms. Facebook said it targeted a number of accounts tied to key sellers on OGUsers, as well as those who advertise the ability to broker stolen account sales. THE MIDDLEMEN.

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Man Robbed of 16 Bitcoin Sues Young Thieves’ Parents

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In 2018, Andrew Schober was digitally mugged for approximately $1 million worth of bitcoin. In a lawsuit filed in Colorado, Schober said the sudden disappearance of his funds in January 2018 prompted him to spend more than $10,000 hiring experts in the field of tracing cryptocurrency transactions. universities). .”

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Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

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Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. Chaput said that at one point last week the volume of bot accounts being registered for the crypto spam campaign started overwhelming the servers that handle new signups at Mastodon.social.

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Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal

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Both are alleged to be part of a larger criminal organization that specializes in using fake emergency data requests from compromised police and government email accounts to publicly threaten and extort their victims. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) online portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases.

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When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches

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The general manager of Escrow.com found himself on the phone with one of the GoDaddy hackers, after someone who claimed they worked at GoDaddy called and said they needed him to authorize some changes to the account. “He was literally reading off the tickets to the notes of the admin panel inside GoDaddy.”

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Why is.US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

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” Dean Marks is executive director and legal counsel for a group called the Coalition for Online Accountability , which has been critical of the NTIA’s stewardship of.US. As far back as 2018, Interisle found.US . “This indicates a possible problem with the administration or application of the nexus requirements.”

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Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website

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“The FBI and CISA [the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ] are aware of the incident this morning involving fake emails from an @ic.fbi.gov email account,” reads the FBI statement. Until sometime this morning, the LEEP portal allowed anyone to apply for an account. ” the FBI’s site enthuses.

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