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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. co showing the site did indeed swap out any cryptocurrency addresses.

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‘Spam Nation’ Villain Vrublevsky Charged With Fraud

Krebs on Security

Pavel Vrublevsky , founder of the Russian payment technology firm ChronoPay and the antagonist in my 2014 book “ Spam Nation ,” was arrested in Moscow this month and charged with fraud. Inferno Pay, a cryptocurrency and payment API allegedly operated by the ChronoPay CEO.

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Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

Krebs on Security

When KrebsOnSecurity recently explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media firms and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. ” NEEDLES IN THE HAYSTACK.

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