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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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Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

Krebs on Security

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. The messages said recipients had earned an investment credit at a cryptocurrency trading platform called moonxtrade[.]com. A DIRECT QUOT The domain quot[.]pw billion last year.

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