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Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet

Krebs on Security

The user “RSOCKS” on the Russian crime forum Verified changed his name to RSOCKS from a previous handle: “ Stanx ,” whose very first sales thread on Verified in 2016 quickly ran afoul of the forum’s rules and prompted a public chastisement by the forum’s administrator.

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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

Krebs on Security

“While defendants touted ties to well-known name brands, the email marketing campaigns associated with the hijacked IP addresses included advertisements such as ‘BigBeautifulWomen,’ ‘iPhone4S Promos,’ and ‘LatinLove[Cost-per-Click].'” ” Amobee has not yet responded to requests for comment.

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Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

Krebs on Security

Most of the spammers Hostswinds terminated were sending messages for marketing programs that sign consumers up for various products or services which bill monthly and can be very difficult for consumers to cancel. Interestingly, in 2014 Spamhaus was sued by Blackstar Media LLC , a bulk email marketing company and subsidiary of Adconion.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

ru , which at one point advertised the sale of wooden staircases. 2011 said he was a system administrator and C++ coder. ” In an October 2013 discussion on the cybercrime forum Exploit , NeroWolfe weighed in on the karmic ramifications of ransomware. Another domain registered to that phone number was stairwell[.]ru

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Introducing Anycloud Backup 365

IBM Big Data Hub

An IBM partner since 2013, Denmark-based Anycloud has been awarded Cloud Partner of the Year 2017, Technology Service Provider of the Year 2019, and Business Partner of the Year and Business Partner Excellence Award – Europe 2022. ​ “We bring great technology to the market that can be consumed in a very simple way.

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