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Blackhole Spam Run Evades Detection Using Punycode

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May

2013

The Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK) spam run has already assumed various disguises during its course. Some variants have taken various forms, such as official bank notice, cable provider email update, social networking email, and fake courier notification.Lately, we have seen a slew of spam crafted as a notice from the popular retail chain Walmart. However, […]

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Boston Marathon Bombing Used in Malicious Spam Campaign

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Apr

2013

On the afternoon of April 15, 2013, just when many people were on the cusp of conquering another personal milestone by completing the Boston Marathon, they were hit hard by an act of cowardice. Two bombs struck near the finish line of the Marathon on Monday. Within hours of the bomb blast, large malware-laden spam emails started doing […]

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Spammers Bless New Pope with Spam

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Mar

2013

With the amount of media coverage surrounding this year’s papal conclave and inauguration, it’s hardly a surprise that cybercriminals have taken advantage of this event to victimize users. We recently spotted spam that use newly-elected Pope Francis as the subject.These email messages use the new pope and controversies surrounding the Catholic Church to pique the […]

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