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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. Intel 471 shows akafitis@gmail.com was used to register another O.R.Z.

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Russians Shut Down Huge Card Fraud Ring

Krebs on Security

In 2006, Stroganov and an associate Gerasim Silivanon (a.k.a. Flint is among the biggest players in the crowded underground market for stolen credit card data, according to a U.S. ” According to cyber intelligence firm Intel 471 , Stroganov has been a long-standing member of major underground forums since at least 2001.

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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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UK FCA Consults on Changes to Strong Consumer Authentication, Dedicated Interfaces, and Guidance on Payment Services

Data Matters

The FCA has provided new guidance for PIs and EMIs using the “insurance or comparable guarantee” method of safeguarding. The FCA has provided new guidance for PIs and EMIs using the “insurance or comparable guarantee” method of safeguarding. Prudential risk management.

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After the Token Act: A New Data Economy Driven By Small Business Entrepreneurship

John Battelle's Searchblog

Over the past two decades, Amazon bumped Walmart out of the race to a trillion-dollar market cap, and the OldCo from Bentonville had to reset and play the role of the upstart. It appears to be a buyer’s market for retail restaurant space in Chelsea. So why aren’t new places launching?

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If We Pay for GPTs like We Pay for Internet Service, What Will We Really Get?

John Battelle's Searchblog

Yes, there’ll be ads , and sure, the marketing industry will change as a result, but if generative AI is really going to be as big, or bigger, than the Internet, I think all of us are going to want to pay for it in the same way. Back in 2006-7 I wrote a series of posts on “ The Data Bill of Rights.”

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Predictions 2016: Apple, Tesla, Google, Medium, Adtech, Microsoft, IoT, and Business on a Mission

John Battelle's Searchblog

This trend will evince itself in many forms: We’ll see massive older companies shift their marketing focus to purpose-based messaging – both to insure top talent considers them as a career choice, and to maintain relevance to a new generation of purpose-based consumers. 2006 Predictions. 2006 How I Did.

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