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Malicious spam targets Certified Public Accountants

Aug

2012

by Dave Michmerhuizen & Luis Chapetti – Security Researchers Malware distributors are always looking to have their programs installed on the desktops of people who handle money. Barracuda Labs has detected a large scale spam campaign that directly targets Certified Public Accountants. The spam poses as an email from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) […]

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American Red Cross spam links to Paypal.com

Jun

2012

by Dave Michmerhuizen & Luis Chapetti – Security Researchers Spammers often take advantage of a wide variety of recognizable brands; Microsoft, UPS, banks, even the FBI. Whenever a large natural disaster strikes, such as the recent Colorado wildfires, spammers diversify and send donation emails using the brands of well known charities. A good example of […]

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Herald Media News Portal Compromised, Used to Serve Exploits

Jun

2012

Barracuda Labs – Beginning in early May 2012 and persisting over a period of ten days, Herald Media’s primary news portal (heraldm.com) was compromised and used to serve drive-by download exploits. Based in Seoul, South Korea, Herald Media’s publications include The Korea Herald and The Business Herald.Starting on May 9, a javascript resource used throughout […]

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