Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter's got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and interactions on the platform. And there doesn't seem to be an easy solution in sight.
Google Ads invites are being abused to deliver messages promoting spam and sex websites to users otherwise not necessarily using Google Ads or related products.
Malicious adult websites push fake ransomware which, in reality, acts as a wiper that quietly tries to delete almost all of the data on your device.
A massive operation that has reportedly siphoned millions of USD from credit cards since its launch in 2019 has been exposed and is considered responsible for losses for tens of thousands of victims.
Spelevo exploit kit's operators have recently added a new infection vector as part of their attacks, attempting to social engineer potential targets into downloading and executing addition malware payloads from decoy adult sites.
A new Spambot Trojan targeting French people has been discovered that records a victim's screen when they are using sites related to sex, pornography, and known pornographic sites.
A new sextortion email campaign with a subject of "This is a final warning" is underway that states a hacker infected the recipient's computer while they were visiting an adult web site and demand an extortion payment or the video will be released to family and friends.
People who visit adult websites are being exposed on a daily basis to malware, phishing, and malicious spam campaigns, with premium accounts used on these websites that get stolen ending up on dark web markets.
A sextortion scam variant is going around that states the popular adult site called Xvideos.com was hacked to include malicious script that records a visitor through their webcam and sends it to the hacker. The scam emails also states that this script was able to connect back to the visitors computer to steal their data and contacts.
A peculiar spam campaign is underway that contains attachments with links that redirect you to fake NSFW (not-safe-for-work) adult dating sites or affiliate sites for sites like Ashleymadison.com. After analysis by a researcher, it was discovered that blocking 7 IP address could protect your network from over 4,600 spam domains.
After examining 42 bitcoin addresses associated with a current extortion scam, it was discovered that over $50,000 USD in payments have been made.
Reports are coming in about a new extortion scam where scammers email you stating that they know the recipient's password, have installed malware on the computer, created videos of the recipient using adult web sites through their webcam, and have stolen the recipient's contacts.