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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

” The service charged 20 percent of all “scam wires,” unauthorized wire transfers resulting from bank account takeovers or scams like CEO impersonation schemes. Others are fairly opaque about their data collection and retention policies.

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Sipping from the Coronavirus Domain Firehose

Krebs on Security

As a result, domain name registrars are under increasing pressure to do more to combat scams and misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Looking at the data collected, the pattern of visits are highest on Monday and Friday, and the lowest visit count is on the weekend.