Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 23:19:26 +0000
The domain name registrar Freenom, whose free domain names have long been a draw for spammers and phishers, has stopped allowing new domain name registrations. The move comes just days after the Dutch registrar was sued by Meta, which alleges the company ignores abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains.
Read moreCategories: News Tags: Google Tags: Rust Tags: Chromium Tags: Mailchimp Tags: SweepWizard Tags: bossware Tags: TikTok Tags: surveillance firm Tags: Voyager Labs Tags: TracketPacer Tags: Facebook Tags: Instagram Tags: Vice Society Tags: Liquor Control Board of Ontario Tags: Zoho ManageEngine Tags: GitHub Tags: LastPass Tags: Git flaw Tags: ransomware Tags: credit card fraud The most interesting security related news from the week of January 16-22. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: Voyager Labs Tags: Facebook Tags: Instagram Tags: Meta Tags: surveillance tool Tags: data scraping Voyager Labs, a surveillance firm, allegedly created thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts so it could use its scraping tool to steal data. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: AWIS Tags: weekly blog roundup Tags: week in security Tags: Slack Tags: GitHub Tags: Magecart Tags: Microsoft Tags: Pokemon NFT Tags: Facebook Tags: Instagram Tags: Snapchat Tags: TikTok Tags: YouTube Tags: Google Tags: Meta Tags: identity theft Tags: Maternal & Family Health Services Tags: 2023 predictions Tags: Royal Mail Tags: K-12 security Tags: K-12 Tags: WhatsApp Tags: NSO Group Tags: Department of Interior Tags: weak passwords Tags: Vice Society Tags: ransomware. Vice Society ransomware The most interesting security related news from the week of January 9—15. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: Facebook Tags: Instagram Tags: Snapchat Tags: TikTok Tags: YouTube Tags: Section 230 Tags: Seattle Public School Tags: SPS Tags: Meta Tags: Alphabet Tags: Snap Tags: ByteDance A whole school district in Seattle is suing social media giants for causing harm to kids and youths. |
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Read moreCategories: Personal Tags: school Tags: back to school Tags: social media Tags: twitter Tags: facebook Tags: instagram Tags: tik-tok Tags: sharing Tags: safety Tags: kids Tags: adults Tags: parents Tags: children Tags: teens Tags: teen Tags: teenagers We have some suggestions for helping your kids keep themselves safe on social media as they head back into school. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: YouTube Tags: forex Tags: trading Tags: scam Tags: Instagram Tags: influencer Tags: dance Tags: dancing Tags: fashion Tags: money We take a look at a tale of lost wealth, influencer lifestyles, and a Forex deal which brings everything crashing down. |
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Read moreCategories: News Categories: Scams Tags: phish Tags: phishing Tags: instagram Tags: facebook Tags: verified Tags: email We take a look at a phishing campaign targeting users of Instagram with the promise of verified status. |
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