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Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

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and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals. com — alleging they scammed her out of $100,000 after she hired them to help write her book. ” Launched in 2017, eWorldTrade[.]com

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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

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KrebsOnSecurity last week heard from a reader whose close friend received a targeted phishing message within the Booking mobile app just minutes after making a reservation at a California. The phishing message our reader’s friend received after making a reservation at booking.com in late October.

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The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover

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One of the oldest malware tricks in the book — hacked websites claiming visitors need to update their Web browser before they can view any content — has roared back to life in the past few months.

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It’s Way Too Easy to Get a.gov Domain Name

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John Levine , a domain name expert, consultant and author of the book The Internet for Dummies , said the.gov domain space wasn’t always so open as it is today. Such a hoax could well decide the fate of a close national election. “Back in the day, everyone not in the federal government was supposed to register in the.us

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LastPass: ‘Horse Gone Barn Bolted’ is Strong Password

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“LastPass in my book is one step above snake-oil. . “And now this is blaming the users — ‘you should have used a longer passphrase’ — not them for having weak defaults that were never upgraded for existing users,” Weaver said. ”

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‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams

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site that helps him manage more than 500 scam properties and interactions with up to 100 (soon-to-be-scammed) “guests” looking to book the fake listings. The ne’er-do-well who set up the account below has been paying $550 a month for a Land Lordz “basic plan” subscription at landlordz[.]site

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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware

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Sure, Doug said, here’s my Calendly profile, book a time and we’ll do it then. The investor expressed interest in financially supporting Doug’s startup, and asked if Doug could find time for a video call to discuss investment prospects. Doug then messaged the Mr.

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