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Android app advertising scam – The hard cookie to crack for Google!

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The Internet Giant Google is striving continuously to fight irrational traffic and puts to use several filters & machine leaning models. It further makes collaborations with advertisers, publishers, tech ad companies, law enforcement agencies & other third-party corporations in order to locate & avoid potential threats. Still a recent report bared many popular Android apps that tracked user’s behavior & carried out a tremendous multimillion-dollar ad hoax strategy. A report from BuzzFeed News Investigation exposed around 125 Android apps & websites that have stolen millions of dollars through a forged advertising network. In response to the incident, Google clamped down & blacklisted several apps & websites and tightened its restrictions. Method of Operation of Ad Fraud 1. Scammers from a fake front company “We Purchase Apps” purchased established & legitimate applications on the Google Play Store from the developers. With the purchase, scamm...

Abandoned Domains Susceptible to Identity Thefts

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Do you aspire to take your unbeknownst website to the top level of Fame? Do you seek Internet presence for your business or organization? Do you yearn to add credibility to your online business and give it a unique identity? Successful registration of a domain name for your website can add a feather to its cap. Domain names now days are deemed as online real estate. It is considered vital to have an online presence for your business to flourish to new heights. It provides a platform for the potential customers to make successful business transactions without worrying about the limitations that would have restrained them otherwise. The geographic location is considered to be one of these limitations. There shouldn’t be any denial to the fact that Domain name designs and business growth go hand in hand! Technically a domain name cannot be bought forever. Based on the Domain registration and web hosting company, you can register a domain for up to 10 years. When a domain nam...

‘Apple Security Virus Detected’ Scam Users of their login credentials!

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Many Apple iPhone users have been receiving a notification message alerting them that their iPhone has a Fake ‘  Apple Security Virus Detected  ’ threat. If they don’t take immediate action then their iPhone will be prone to viruses and there is a chance that they might end up losing all their data. This Notification is shown to the user if the Safari or Chrome Browser has been infected by an adware. The  adware displays these notifications to bait the user into giving out their login credentials for iCloud account or their banking details. Many users panic and are scared when they see this message as it is made to look authentic and is designed to feel that there really is a threat which is affecting their iPhone. The  user should not click ‘OK’  or have any kind of interaction with the notification message. If the user is not careful then the notification message can redirect the user to new threats or websites which can ask for login credentials in orde...

How to stop Sunglasses 85% off email scam

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Sunglasses are not only great fashion accessory but also provide protection to eyes from harmful UV rays. Global climate change, Global warming, air pollution, greater exposure to Ultra Violet (UV) rays all present potential risk to eyes. Protecting them with proper shades has hence become vital. Cyber criminals have evolved various tactics to seize the opportunity of growing demands for Sunglasses. To entrap users in the foul play, crooks are luring end users with suspicious offers on sunglasses via spam emails, social media platforms and text messages on cell phones. Current investigation reveals that suspicious offers of popular sunglasses brands- Ray Ban, Oakley are being delivered by spammers to exploit users. Sunglasses 85% off is one such scam that entices users by offering a solid discount on different types of sunglasses. In Sunglasses 85% off scam an email masqueraded as legitimate from a popular sun-glass brand, Oakley is sent to the users. The scam is known to originat...

Fraud & Cloned websites using fake loan domain name to trick users!

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Humans have infinite desires. To fulfill those desires people take loans from friends and relatives. Once that door closes, they approach banks for loans. Official Online websites of banks and financial services state their terms and conditions for the loans they offer. These websites also caution the users to be aware of scams and frauds. There is an increasing amount of online banking fraud and scams with latest technological advancements. Read more how the fake loan domain name phishing is done by online scammers. Users are often sent emails that are made to look like a legitimate communication from the bank. The users are then asked to fill in their details for KYC or other purposes. The email contains a link, which takes them directly to the website from their email to fill in those details. Once the user opens the link, a website which is an exact copy of the original website of the bank gets displayed to the user. The user fills in the details containing usernames, password...