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Criminals Using Social Networks To Target People
Users of social networks are giving away vital information about themselves and their whereabouts that is being used by criminals to create a list of targets, according to a new report by the British-based insurance firm Legal & General.
The report "The Digital Criminal," found 38 percent of users of sites such as Facebook and Twitter have posted status updates detailing their vacation plans and 33 percent have posted status updates saying they are away for a weekend.
Flickr Is Target Of Yahoo’s Latest Layoffs
While it is no surprise that Yahoo started announcing the layoffs of between 600-700 people this week (the
SEO Blackhatters Target Ford Via Google
PandaLabs has identified over a million spam links used to target Google searchers looking for information about automotive parts from Ford and Nissan especially. Panda calls it “a major Blackhat SEO attack” designed to dupe searchers into downloading spyware or purchasing phony security software.
Unemployed A Big Spam/Phishing Target In 2009
Expect more sophisticated spamming in 2009. And thanks to the economy, an increase in scams targeting the down and out, the tax-rebate hopeful, and the noble yet digitally naïve pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps market.
Sexy Ads On Craigslist Target DNC
The hell you say! Politicians and prostitutes, sexy scandal cover-ups?
Scammers Target Craigslist Realtor
Newspaper classifieds have a friend in scammers. Though hemorrhaging sales to Craigslist, fraudulent posters there may drive legitimate businesspeople back to where they’ve done business for decades.
Has Target Learned its Lesson?
Last week I watched the blog storm surrounding Target’s decision not to talk to a blogger, because it only focused on traditional media outlets.
JCPenney & M&Ms Get it, Scrabble and Target Don’t
Here are two Goofus and Gallants in one post as marketers continue to demonstrate how to and how not to.
Target’s Social Media Not a Bullseye
With mine and Jim’s previous posts about Wal-Mart’s missteps in social media, I couldn’t resist the temptation to share a little about Target, who has recently been caught as it is learning its lesson on transparency and disclosure.