It’s U2 déjà vu: Apple’s yet again shoving stuff at users without their say-so. This time, it’s via the TV app, to some iOS users.
Tag Archives: Spam
Warning issued as Netflix subscribers hit by phishing attack
Netflix phishing scammers are at it again, sending emails that try to steal sensitive details from subscribers.
Microsoft purges 3,000 tech support scams hiding on TechNet
Microsoft has taken down thousands of ads for tech support scams that infested the company’s TechNet support domain.
The sextortionists are back, this time with your phone number as “proof”
Last month the crooks were throwing old passwords into their scams to make you sit up and take notice. Now it’s phone numbers.
Twitter boots 143K bad apps, throttles developer access to API
Devs now have to register and will be capped at 10 apps, and those apps are now on a diet: no more endless gorging on spam/bot-pestering/etc.
SpamCannibal comes back to life, starts spam-blocking everyone
SpamCannibal returns from the dead to fail all spam queries sent to it – essentially telling you to “block the world”.
Football team pays $2.5 million to criminals in transfer fee scam
According to reports, Italian football club Lazio just paid a transfer fee of $2.5m to scammers instead of the proper recipients.
FCC plans weekly name and shame list of robocallers
With over 215,000 complaints last year, robocalling and telemarketing has become a massive issue for US federal regulators who now appear more determined than ever to quash the problem.
LinkedIn set to pay $13 million compensation over its email persistence
LinkedIn says it did nothing wrong but admits it could have been clearer about sending reminder emails to prospective connections.
Look! A Fraud Fighting Ferret! [Chet Chat Podcast 212]
Chester Wisniewski is back from Down Under to resume our podcast series. From fraud-fighting ferrets to a convicted “Spam King” – enjoy!