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Fake LinkedIn profiles, ‘convincing’ network linked to Iran-based group

08
Oct
2015

The Counter Threat Unit (CTU), the Dell SecureWorks research team, uncovered an initiative by an Iran-based threat group it dubbed #threat group 2889, to create a network of fake #linkedin profiles for “obtaining confidential #information they can use for cyber espionage purposes.” The team said the intent of the group was to use what researchers […]

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Ex-Worker: Ashley Madison Makes Fake Profiles

24
Mar
2014

Doriana Silva spent her days working for cheater site Ashley Madison typing up hundreds of fake profiles of sexy women to “entice paying heterosexual male members to join and spend money on the website.” That, from a lawsuit Silva has filed seeking $20 million for “unjust enrichment” at her expense,…

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Romance website Match.com sued for $1.5 billion over ‘unauthorized’ photos

26
Nov
2013

By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida woman has filed a $1.5 billion class-action lawsuit against online dating site Match.com, alleging the website allowed photos of her and thousands of others to be used illegally to create phony profiles intended to dupe romantic hopefuls out of money. The website “conspired with criminals operating from […]

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