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Scareware and “Scary” Scams Aren’t the Same Thing

04
Oct
2012

Two big headlines to comment on. First, there’s this: FTC Case Results in $163 Million Judgment Against “Scareware” Marketer. The defendant, Kristy Ross, has been involved in U.S. FTC cases going back to 2008: Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans. Her boyfriend “Sam” Jain is still at large: You can read more about Jain in this […]

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German Policeware: Use the Farce.er, Force.Luke

11
Oct
2011

On Saturday, another controversial report of a “government trojan” appeared. This time it is the German government that has been accused by the European hacker club Chaos Computer Club (CCC) of using “lawful interception” malware. Hence, “Bundestrojaner” (Federal Trojan), though that name is normally applied to the legal concept that allows German police to make […]

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