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Adversarial information retrieval
Adversarial information retrieval is a topic in information retrieval related to strategies for working with a data source where some portion of it has been manipulated maliciously.
Adversarial information retrieval is a topic in information retrieval related to strategies for working with a data source where some portion of it has been manipulated maliciously.
AllClear ID
AllClear ID, formerly Debix is an identity theft protection and data breach response company.
AllClear ID, formerly Debix is an identity theft protection and data breach response company.
Anton Gelonkin
Anton Gelonkin (born circa 1964) was a Russian bank chairman who disappeared during the 1995 collapse of the Moscow City Bank and later convicted of running an international organised internet b...
Anton Gelonkin (born circa 1964) was a Russian bank chairman who disappeared during the 1995 collapse of the Moscow City Bank and later convicted of running an international organised internet b...
Artists Against 419
Artists Against 419 (commonly abbreviated to AA419) is an Internet community dedicated to identifying and shutting down 419 scam websites.
Artists Against 419 (commonly abbreviated to AA419) is an Internet community dedicated to identifying and shutting down 419 scam websites.
Business logic abuse
Business logic abuse is the abuse of the legitimate business logic of a website or other function that allows interaction.
Business logic abuse is the abuse of the legitimate business logic of a website or other function that allows interaction.
Click farm
A click farm is a form of click fraud, where a large group of low-paid workers is hired to click on paid advertising links for the click fraudster (click farm master or click farmer).
A click farm is a form of click fraud, where a large group of low-paid workers is hired to click on paid advertising links for the click fraudster (click farm master or click farmer).
Click fraud
Click fraud is a type of Internet crime that occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking ...
Click fraud is a type of Internet crime that occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking ...
Computer fraud
Computer fraud is the use of information technology to commit fraud.
Computer fraud is the use of information technology to commit fraud.
Cramming (fraud)
Cramming is a form of fraud in which small charges are added to a bill by a third party without the subscriber's consent or disclosure.
Cramming is a form of fraud in which small charges are added to a bill by a third party without the subscriber's consent or disclosure.
CyberThrill
CyberThrill is one of the first and now-defunct online casinos, which gained it notoriety for one of the largest organised international sponsorship (and gambling) frauds, through its ad serving...
CyberThrill is one of the first and now-defunct online casinos, which gained it notoriety for one of the largest organised international sponsorship (and gambling) frauds, through its ad serving...
Defamation Action League
The Defamation Action League was started in January 2007 by professional spammer William Stanley in order to force the shutdown of the websites Ripoff Report and duplicate Badbusinessbureau.com...
The Defamation Action League was started in January 2007 by professional spammer William Stanley in order to force the shutdown of the websites Ripoff Report and duplicate Badbusinessbureau.com...
Device fingerprint
A device fingerprint is a compact summary of software and hardware settings collected from a remote computing device.
A device fingerprint is a compact summary of software and hardware settings collected from a remote computing device.
DNS hijacking
DNS hijacking or DNS redirection is the practice of redirecting the resolution of Domain Name System (DNS) names to other DNS servers.
DNS hijacking or DNS redirection is the practice of redirecting the resolution of Domain Name System (DNS) names to other DNS servers.
Double-spending
Double-spending is a failure mode of digital cash schemes, when it is possible to spend a single digital token twice.
Double-spending is a failure mode of digital cash schemes, when it is possible to spend a single digital token twice.
E-mail authentication
E-mail authentication is the effort to equip messages of the e-mail transport system with enough verifiable information, so that recipients can recognize the nature of each incoming message auto...
E-mail authentication is the effort to equip messages of the e-mail transport system with enough verifiable information, so that recipients can recognize the nature of each incoming message auto...
E-mail fraud
Almost as soon as e-mail became widely used, it began to be used to defraud people via e-mail fraud.
Almost as soon as e-mail became widely used, it began to be used to defraud people via e-mail fraud.
El Gordo de la Primitiva Lottery International Promotions Programmes
El Gordo de la Primitiva Lottery International Promotions Programmes is a lottery scam e-mail or letter, which comes with a payment processing or registration form.
El Gordo de la Primitiva Lottery International Promotions Programmes is a lottery scam e-mail or letter, which comes with a payment processing or registration form.
Email authentication
Email authentication is the effort to equip messages of the email transport system with enough verifiable information, so that recipients can recognize the nature of each incoming message automa...
Email authentication is the effort to equip messages of the email transport system with enough verifiable information, so that recipients can recognize the nature of each incoming message automa...
Email fraud
Email fraud is the intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual through email.
Email fraud is the intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual through email.
Game sweatshop
A game sweatshop is a business concerned with making and selling accounts and in-game currency on MMORPGs for real-world money.
A game sweatshop is a business concerned with making and selling accounts and in-game currency on MMORPGs for real-world money.
Internet fraud
Internet fraud refers to the use of Internet services or software with Internet access to defraud victims or to otherwise take advantage of them, for example by stealing personal information, wh...
Internet fraud refers to the use of Internet services or software with Internet access to defraud victims or to otherwise take advantage of them, for example by stealing personal information, wh...
Internet fraud prevention
Internet fraud prevention is an ongoing battle that website owners must constantly battle, from stolen credit cards, identity theft, phishing, chargebacks to all sorts of other types of online fraud.
Internet fraud prevention is an ongoing battle that website owners must constantly battle, from stolen credit cards, identity theft, phishing, chargebacks to all sorts of other types of online fraud.
Mugu Marauder
The Mugu Marauder was an application used by the Artists Against 419 to take some fraudulent websites offline.
The Mugu Marauder was an application used by the Artists Against 419 to take some fraudulent websites offline.
news.admin.net-abuse.email
news.admin.net-abuse.email (sometimes abbreviated nanae or n.a.n-a.e, and often incorrectly spelled with a hyphen in "email") is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to discussion of the abuse...
news.admin.net-abuse.email (sometimes abbreviated nanae or n.a.n-a.e, and often incorrectly spelled with a hyphen in "email") is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to discussion of the abuse...
Online predator
An online predator is an adult Internet user who exploits vulnerable children or teens, usually for sexual or other abusive purposes.
An online predator is an adult Internet user who exploits vulnerable children or teens, usually for sexual or other abusive purposes.
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir (born May 25, 1978) is a photographer from Iceland who was named the "Web's Top Photographer" by the Wall Street Journal on July 29, 2006.
Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir (born May 25, 1978) is a photographer from Iceland who was named the "Web's Top Photographer" by the Wall Street Journal on July 29, 2006.
Referer spoofing
In computer security, referrer spoofing or ref tar spoofing is the sending of incorrect referrer information in an HTTP request, sometimes with the aim of gaining unauthorized access to a ...
In computer security, referrer spoofing or ref tar spoofing is the sending of incorrect referrer information in an HTTP request, sometimes with the aim of gaining unauthorized access to a ...
Referrer spoofing
In HTTP networking, typically on the World Wide Web, referrer spoofing is the sending of incorrect referrer information in an HTTP request in order to prevent a website from obtaining accurate d...
In HTTP networking, typically on the World Wide Web, referrer spoofing is the sending of incorrect referrer information in an HTTP request in order to prevent a website from obtaining accurate d...
Ripoff Report
Ripoff Report is a privately owned and operated for-profit website founded by consumer advocate Ed Magedson.
Ripoff Report is a privately owned and operated for-profit website founded by consumer advocate Ed Magedson.
Russian Business Network
The Russian Business Network (commonly abbreviated as RBN) is a multi-faceted cybercrime organization, specializing in and in some cases monopolizing personal identity theft for resale.
The Russian Business Network (commonly abbreviated as RBN) is a multi-faceted cybercrime organization, specializing in and in some cases monopolizing personal identity theft for resale.
ShadowCrew
ShadowCrew was a cybercrime message board that operated under the domain name ShadowCrew.com between August 2002 - October 2004.
ShadowCrew was a cybercrime message board that operated under the domain name ShadowCrew.com between August 2002 - October 2004.
Spoofed URL
A Spoofed URL describes one website that poses as another.
A Spoofed URL describes one website that poses as another.
Stock Generation
Stock Generation was a website that ran from 1998 to early 2000 and is now part of Internet lore as the longest-running, most infamous Ponzi scheme in the history of the Internet.
Stock Generation was a website that ran from 1998 to early 2000 and is now part of Internet lore as the longest-running, most infamous Ponzi scheme in the history of the Internet.
Studiotraffic
Studiotraffic was a "get-paid autosurf" site which was launched in late 2003 by an unknown person, going by the name of John Horan.
Studiotraffic was a "get-paid autosurf" site which was launched in late 2003 by an unknown person, going by the name of John Horan.
Web-cramming
Web-cramming is a form of cramming (billing fraud) most often accomplished when criminals develop new web pages for small businesses and non-profit groups for little or no expense.
Web-cramming is a form of cramming (billing fraud) most often accomplished when criminals develop new web pages for small businesses and non-profit groups for little or no expense.