- Jun 9, 2013
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A new phishing scam targeting online pirates is much broader than initially thought, with Internet providers all over the world being bombarded with fake copyright infringement notices and settlement demands. The scammers are pretending to represent various rightsholders, including HBO.
Scammers have found a way to exploit copyright infringement notices for their own profit.
Posing as a well-known anti-piracy monitoring outfit representing major movie and TV companies, they’re sending numerous takedown notices to Internet providers.
We first noticed the phishing scam last month when a Cox subscriber was targeted, but at the time it was unclear how significant it was.
Since then, we have learned that the phishing expedition is not limited to the United States. Also, the scammers are actively targeting a variety of alleged movie and TV-show pirates.
Employees at several ISPs have contacted TorrentFreak with additional information over the past several weeks. This detail shows that the scheme is much broader than previously thought.
Read More. Phishing Scam Targets Game of Thrones Pirates - TorrentFreak
Posing as a well-known anti-piracy monitoring outfit representing major movie and TV companies, they’re sending numerous takedown notices to Internet providers.
We first noticed the phishing scam last month when a Cox subscriber was targeted, but at the time it was unclear how significant it was.
Since then, we have learned that the phishing expedition is not limited to the United States. Also, the scammers are actively targeting a variety of alleged movie and TV-show pirates.
Employees at several ISPs have contacted TorrentFreak with additional information over the past several weeks. This detail shows that the scheme is much broader than previously thought.
Read More. Phishing Scam Targets Game of Thrones Pirates - TorrentFreak
