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Fake ‘KLM e-Ticket’ attempts to install backdoor

21

Sep

2012

Fake airline e-ticket emails containing malicious attachments are far from new. However, the Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network has detected a significant campaign purporting to originate from KLM, the Dutch flagship airline. We estimate we intercepted more than 850,000 messages from this campaign on Monday, September 17, alone. Each malicious message, with a subject 'KLM e-Ticket', appears to use a legitimate KLM […]

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Ramadan-Themed Email, Spoofed Event Invitation Lead to Malware

23

Aug

2012

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Cybercriminals are still using various news events as bait to get users to read their emails and install malware. Proof: we received email samples that used the Ramadan and an upcoming conference – all to lure users into downloading and executing the malicious attachments. Ramadan-Themed […]

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CVE-2012-1535: Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited with Multiple Emails

22

Aug

2012

As we are all aware, Adobe released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.270 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. These security updates address the Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-1535 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the compromised computer. Adobe […]

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Fake ‘KLM e-Ticket’ attempts to install backdoor

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