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The Video Is the Bait: How YouTube Scam Lures Work, and How I'm Cutting Them Off
"Free" game cheats, cracked software, and crypto trading bots on YouTube often hide malware. Here's how these lures work, the red flags to watch for, what to do if you already clicked, and how I cut off nearly 800 of them this week.
Jay Maier
21 hours ago6 min read


I Traced a Single Phishing Email to a 188-Domain Criminal Operation Across Four Countries
A DocuSign phishing email from a real insurance agent's hacked account fooled me, an IT professional with 30+ years of experience. Two-factor authentication saved my account. Then I traced the attacker to 188 domains across four countries.
Jay Maier
May 169 min read
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