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

Krebs on Security

.” 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. domains were the worst in the world for spam, botnet (attack infrastructure for DDOS etc.) “Even very large ccTLDs, like.de

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This Service Helps Malware Authors Fix Flaws in their Code

Krebs on Security

RedBear’s service is marketed not only to malware creators, but to people who rent or buy malicious software and services from other cybercriminals. 2016 and July 2017 that sought to corner the increasingly lucrative and competitive market for ransomware-as-a-service offerings. is cybercrime forum. ESTRANGED BEDFELLOWS.

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SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Malwarebytes

DDoS attacks from rivals are common, so several domains working together keeps things ticking over. Chainalysis also notes a potential connection between SSNDOB and another dark web market trading in credit cards which called it quits in 2021. The threat of stolen PII. Tips for locking down after an SSN breach.

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Double-Your-Crypto Scams Share Crypto Scam Host

Krebs on Security

I’ve been following Cathy Wood in her analysis on financial markets, so I was in a comfortable and trusted environment. When Twitter got hacked in July 2020 and some of the most-followed celebrity accounts on Twitter started tweeting double-your-crypto offers, 383 people sent more than $100,000 in a few hours.

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How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

Krebs on Security

Much of this fraud exploits weak authentication methods used by states that have long sought to verify applicants using static, widely available information such as Social Security numbers and birthdays. Many states also lacked the ability to tell when multiple payments were going to the same bank accounts.

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