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Trojan caught on camera shows CAPTCHA is still a security issue

30

Jan

2012

In a series of blogs a few years back, we covered how malware could abuse and circumvent online services that use CAPTCHA tests as part of their security (1 2). In this blog, we take a look at a recent malware variant from the wild caught on camera that shows CAPTCHA tests used by some online […]

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Indian Movie “Bodyguard” Featured in Phishing

27

Jan

2012

Co-Author: Avdhoot Patil Phishers often choose baits with the motive of reaching out to a large number of end users. In December, 2011, phishers’ choice of bait were songs from the Indian movie "Bodyguard" (starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor). Due to the popularity of the soundtrack, phishers anticipated a large target audience which could […]

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Fake emails- American Airlines

19

Jan

2012

I have come across some significant activity related to spam email messages that are pretending to be from American Airlines. This email misguides the user that his purchased ticket scan copy is attached with this email and print it for use. The email has Ticket.zip as an attachment contains a malicious Ticket.exe file. When executed […]

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