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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

Krebs on Security

In November 2021, KrebsOnSecurity detailed how Pompompurin abused a vulnerability in an FBI online portal designed to share information with state and local law enforcement authorities, and how that access was used to blast out thousands of hoax email messages — all sent from an FBI email and Internet address.

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

Krebs on Security

Cached versions of weblistingsinc.org at archive.org show logos similar to the one featured on the Web Listings mailer, and early versions of the site reference a number of “business partners” in India that also perform SEO services. and marketinghotelsonline.co.uk) and on India’s coastal Kerala state where HelpMeGo.to

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Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All

Krebs on Security

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic. Bank customers.

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Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

Krebs on Security

“There are just horrifying stories that run the gamut in terms of victims, from young women early in their careers, to senior citizens and even to people working in the financial services industry.”

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