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Who’s Behind the ‘Web Listings’ Mail Scam?

Krebs on Security

political campaigns, cities and towns had paid a shady company called Web Listings Inc. after receiving what looked like a bill for search engine optimization (SEO) services rendered on behalf of their domain names. Among the 2011 entries from the Internetmadness blog is a post promoting the wonders of benefits of Web Listings Inc.

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Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

Krebs on Security

The term “pig butchering” refers to a time-tested, heavily scripted, and human-intensive process of using fake profiles on dating apps and social media to lure people into investing in elaborate scams. In a more visceral sense, pig butchering means fattening up a prey before the slaughter.

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