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Step 1 – infect millions of computers. Step 2 – ?

19

Sep

2011

Someone somewhere is trying hard. The “someone” is a cybercriminal or organization, and since the 8th of August they have been trying hard to infect millions of computers worldwide. The purpose of this vast computing force is still not clear. The attacks of the last month have made extensive use of email-attached malware, resulting in […]

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The map of love leads to trouble

05

Sep

2011

In mid-August we covered a huge email-malware outbreak that mostly included UPS-themed emails. The same malware continues to be distributed as Fedex confirmations, but also as the “map of love“. The “map of love” attachments accompany emails promising “tourists” a map of interesting destinations worldwide. Some variations of the text: Welcome Lover! Everything is for […]

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Bots resurrected – malicious spam on the rise.

18

Aug

2011

Websense ThreatSeekerR Network has been monitoring an increase in malicious spam activity over the last 28 days, and a recent spike which seems to be spreading quickly and in large amounts begs the suspicion that a spam bot or a bot network is awake. Some of the message subjects that we’ve seen include, but are not limited to: DELIVERY CONFIRMATION FROM […]

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