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Spammers Quick to Exploit eBay Breach
2014-06-03 18:30:00| TechNewsWorld
If you're a spammer, big news like the recent breach of eBay's computers is like striking oil in your back yard. Spammers live for headline-grabbing events that they can use to separate gullible Web wanderers from their money, so the eBay breach is a perfect vehicle for a scam. In this case, they try to convince recipients their eBay credentials could be used to give them a criminal record.
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Chrome spammers duped users, developers -- and Google too
2014-01-21 19:08:25| InfoWorld: Top News
Google Chrome's culture of extensions and add-ons is a big part of the browser's appeal, even though some add-ons turn out to be either
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Spammers buy Google Chrome extensions and turn them into adware
2014-01-21 14:15:17| InfoWorld: Top News
Changes in Google Chrome extension ownership can expose thousands of users to aggressive advertising and possibly other threats, two extension developers have recently discovered. At least two Chrome extensions recently sold by their original developers were updated to inject ads and affiliate links into legitimate websites opened in users' browsers.
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Snapchat, Bitly, and Kik Messenger targeted by spammers
2014-01-16 14:01:10| InfoWorld: Top News
You have to give spammers credit for effort: Symantec found a spam campaign that manages to abuse three Web services at the same time.
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Spammers target Google hospitality listings
2014-01-15 13:41:10| InfoWorld: Top News
Spammers targeted hospitality-related business listings on Google services, modifying links in what appeared to be an attempt to drive traffic to a hotel bookings site. Google said Tuesday it was aware of and working to fix the issues, first reported by the blog Search Engine Land.
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