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Fraud detection firm outs $1b Russian ad-fraud gang and its robo-browsing Methbot

Dec

2016

A $1 billion Russia-based criminal gang has been bilking online advertisers by impersonating high-profile Web sites like ESPN, Vogue, CBS Sports, Fox News and the Huffington Post and selling phony ad slots, but that’s about to end. Online fraud-prevention firm White Ops is releasing data today that will enable online advertisers and ad marketplaces to […]

Category Data loss Threats & Malware Written by Cio 0 Comments

IRS warns on super summer scam scourge

Aug

2016

The Internal Revenue Service this week warned taxpayers to stay vigilant against an increase of IRS impersonation scams in the form of automated calls and new tactics from scammers demanding tax payments on iTunes and other gift cards. The IRS said today that the scammers have ramped up their efforts to grab even more money […]

Category Phishing Written by Csoonline 0 Comments

Rogue Google Chrome Extension Helps Crooks Harvest Facebook Likes

Feb

2013

An impersonation of the Adobe Flash Player is being used by cyber-criminals to get page likes for various campaigns in just two clicks, then sell them to other customers.

Category General Written by Bitdefender Labs 0 Comments

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IRS warns on super summer scam scourge

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