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FDIC notification malware attack spammed out

30

Aug

2011

Sophos’s worldwide network of honeytraps are intercepting a large amount of malicious email, claiming to come from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The emails are designed to infect recipients’ computers. Subject line: FDIC Notification Message body: Dear customer, Your account ACH and WIRE transaction have been temporarily suspended for security reasons due to the […]

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Traffic Ticket…or Malicious Attachment?

22

Aug

2011

In the past we have seen malicious attacks pretending to be shipment notifications from various parcel delivery services. Now the New York State DMV has become the latest “brandjacking” victim for a series of malware attacks. Here is what the fake message looks like: Ticket-064-211.zip is the name of the malicious attachment, and it is […]

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How hackers hijack your Facebook photos?

03

Aug

2011

THINK twice before uploading your holiday pictures to Facebook – you could be helping someone to steal information from your computer. A botnet called Stegobot was created by an Indian origin scientist to show how easy it would be for a bad guy to hijack Facebook photos to create a secret communication channel that is […]

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