BATH, UK - More than 4,000 web backdoors that had been abandoned but were still active with live malware were hijacked and their communication infrastructure sinkholed – a term used to describe the process of redirecting malicious traffic to a DNS sinkhole – after web security researchers registered numerous expired domains, preventing them from being used by hackers and cybercriminals. A backdoor is a covert method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a … [Read more...]
e-Commerce Giant Amazon.com Mails Christmas Print Catalog via Direct Mail
PALM BEACH, FL – The e-commerce giant Amazon.com, which has put pressure on nearly every retailer in the country, has mailed a print catalog delivering a fresh experience (and reminder) to millions of customers who likely have become numb to the growing number of e-mail pitches flooding in-boxes. The catalog is Amazon's 2019 "Ultimate Wish List for Kids" available online at: https://www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist/ While a surprise when received, the delivery is … [Read more...]