#Trump thinks he can #bankrupt the whole country, and get some court to just make all the debt magically disappear.

"Yesterday, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. announced they were joining forces with a Bitcoin mining company to create a firm called American Bitcoin. Eric will be co-founder and chief strategy officer. ...

Let me remind you, in addition, that cryptocurrencies serve no useful purpose other than the purchase of other crypto assets, money laundering, extortion, and scams."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #Musk #crypto #bitcoin #corruption #scam #oligarchy
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-crypto-inc

One of our researchers recently received a text from an unknown number saying they were eligible to receive a full refund for an Amazon order. The message contained a link to a URL on t[.]co, Twitter/X's link shortener. Clicking the link led to the domain 267536[.]cc, which hosted an Amazon phishing page.

From this lead, we were able to find many more domains hosting the same content. The actor registering the domains seems to like .cc, the country code TLD for the Cocos Islands.

Sample of the domains:
236564[.]cc
267536[.]cc
671624[.]cc
687127[.]cc
319632[.]cc

Apparently someone is sticking fake "Parking Payment" QR codes on parking meters in Manhattan Beach (California).

#qrcodes #scam

2025-04-01 13:26:52 PDT

The City warns residents and visitors about a scam involving unauthorized QR codes for parking payments. Currently, there are no QR codes for online payments at parking meters or pay stations.

Please avoid using any QR codes you come across, as they may lead to fraudulent sites. Only use official payment methods.

Report any suspicious activity to our Police Department. Stay safe and vigilant!

If you see a QR Code on a parking meter, do not scan it. Contact Manhattan Beach Police at (310) 545-4566.

https://member.everbridge.net/311578402488335/notif/YuHHaxdfx

Possible Phishing
on: hxxps[:]//meatmakloginssx[.]webflow[.]io/
Analysis at: https://urldna.io/scan/67e97a6c3b7750000f06ff15
#cybersecurity #phishing #infosec #urldna #scam #infosec

#Trump Family Pushes Further Into #Crypto, Starting Another Venture

Eric Trump & Donald Trump Jr. are investing in a #Bitcoin-mining company called American Bitcoin, created by the merger of two firms.

#law #USpol #scam #fraud #EmolumentsClause
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/business/trump-bitcoin-mining.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=04953B4E-FEFD-4023-A015-77EA7AB351F3

We left some things at a hotel recently. They said they'd ship them to us but it would be $41. A bit steep but probably cheaper than buying new. The package was delivered last week and today we woke up to a notice from FedEx that the actual charge was $181 and they had deducted that amount from our credit card. I can't call FedEx because without an account number, their phone tree just hangs up on you and their virtual assistant is useless. I don't ship but if you do, avoid FedEx. #fedex #scam

U.S. seized $8.2 million in #crypto linked to '#RomanceBaiting' scams

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/us-seized-82-million-in-crypto-linked-to-romance-baiting-scams/

YouTube Turns Off Ad Revenue For Fake Movie Trailer Channels After Deadline Investigation

https://deadline.com/2025/03/youtube-ad-revenue-fake-movie-trailer-screen-culture-1236354143/

Oh, internationales Geflügel! Ein polnisches Hühnchen mit rumänischer Mastodon-Adresse und tschechischer Friendica-Seite möchte in Kanada deutsche Bitcoins, was mir spanisch vorkommt.

Malicious actors have taken notice of news about the US Social Security System. We've seen multiple spam campaigns that attempt to phish users or lure them to download malware.

Emails with subjects like "Social Security Administrator.", "Social Security Statement", and "ensure the accuracy of your earnings record" contain malicious links and attachments.

One example contained a disguised URL that redirected to user2ilogon[.]es in order to download the trojan file named SsaViewer1.7.exe.

Actors using social security lures are connected to malicious campaigns targeting major brands through their DNS records.

Block these:

user2ilogon[.]es
viewer-ssa-gov[.]es
wellsffrago[.]com
nf-prime[.]com
deilvery-us[.]com
wllesfrarqo-home[.]com
nahud[.]com.

#dns #lookalikes #lookalikeDomain #threatintel #cybercrime #threatintelligence #cybersecurity #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #infosec #pdns #malware #scam #ssa

I saw the news that ATProto relay is now very cheap to run, and went to check it. Turns out "cheap" means 10 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 50mbps bandwidth. This is more than minimum Ethereum node requirements, and I am not sure how it could possibly be worse than that.

Needless to say, relay is only one component in their laughably inefficient system, which is still not decentralized in any meaningful way.

Hahaha

https://bsky.app/profile/rmac.bsky.social/post/3llhsjtm5q22j

Last week, while reviewing detected lookalike domains, one in particular stood out: cdsi--simi[.]com. A quick search pointed him to a legitimate U.S. military contractor, CDSI, which specializes in electronic warfare and telemetry systems. It's legitimate domain cdsi-simi[.]com features a single hyphen, whereas the lookalike domain uses two hyphens.

Passive DNS revealed a goldmine: a cloud system in Las Vegas hosting Russian domains and other impersonations of major companies.

Here are a few samples of the domains:

- reag-br[.]com Lookalike for Reag Capital Holdings, Brazil.
- creo--ia[.]com Lookalike for an industrial fabrication firm in WA State.
- admiralsmetal[.]com Lookalike for US based metals provider.
- ustructuressinc[.]com Lookalike Colorado based Heavy Civil Contractor.
- elisontechnologies[.]com Typosquat for Ellison Technologies machine fabrication.

#dns #lookalikes #lookalikeDomain #threatintel #cybercrime #threatintelligence #cybersecurity #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #infosec #pdns #phishing #malware #scam #dod

Important

I have found a scammer on mastodon.social called sagego.ca. He will DM you. Do not fall for this scam

How did I know that this person is a scammer?

I found a video of a scam discord server. Luckly the pfp on the thumbnail somehow matches the user profile

Here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-iPRlZW5oU&t=304s&pp=ygUbaW52aXRlIHNlcnZlciBkaXNjb3JkIHNjYW0g

Elevated number of scam calls with fraudulent caller ID from my bank today. Won't leave voicemail. Won't talk to the automatic screener.

If they have anything interesting to say, they'll send me a letter.

Never accept calls or emails from business or govt. you deal with. Call them yourself, at the number found on their website or paper documents.