Category Archives: Mastodon

Service Rents Email Addresses for Account Signups

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One of the most expensive aspects of any cybercriminal operation is the time and effort it takes to create large numbers of new throwaway email accounts. Now a new service offers to help dramatically cut costs associated with large-scale spam and account creation campaigns, by paying people to sell their email account credentials and letting customers temporarily rent access to a vast pool of established accounts at major providers. Continue reading Service Rents Email Addresses for Account Signups→

Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom

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The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit from social networking giant Meta, which alleged the free domain name provider has a long history of ignoring abuse complaints about phishing websites while monetizing traffic to those abusive domains. Continue reading Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom→

Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

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Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What follows is an interview with a Russian hacker responsible for a series of aggressive crypto spam campaigns that recently prompted several large Mastodon communities to temporarily halt new registrations. According to the hacker, their spam software has been in private use until the last few weeks, when it was released as open source code. Continue reading Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer→

Smashing Security podcast #305: Norton unlocked, and police leaks

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Carole’s in her sick bed, which leaves Graham in charge of the good ship “Smashing Security” as it navigates the choppy seas of credential stuffing and avoids the swirling waters of apps being sloppy with sensitive information.

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Mastodon Account Suspended from Twitter Following Ban on Server Links

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By Habiba Rashid
Elon Musk’s Twitter is on a suspension spree.
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This Week in Security: Mastadon, Fake Software Company, and ShuffleCake

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Due to Twitter’s new policy of testing new features on production, the interest in Mastodon as a potential replacement has skyrocketed. And what’s not to love? You can host it …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Mastadon, Fake Software Company, and ShuffleCake→