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Pope Themed Spam Attacks Lead to Malware

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Mar

2013

The Vatican City has been in the news a lot in the past few weeks due to Benedict XVI’s resignation and the election of Pope Francis. Spammers have picked up on this opportunity for spreading malware.Symantec Security Response has observed attackers distributing spam which leads users to a site hosting the Blackhole Exploit Kit. The […]

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Android Malware Spams Victim’s Contacts

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Mar

2013

SMS messages attempting to lure Android device owners to download an app that supposedly allows the camera on the device to see through clothes are circulating in Japan. This type of spam is usually sent by the malware authors themselves, but in this case the authors have developed an app to send the spam messages […]

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News Of Hugo Chavez’s Death Used in Malicious Email Campaigns

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Mar

2013

Following news of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (as reported by the BBC) the Websense ThreatSeeker® Network has identified several malicious email campaigns that make reference to the President's death. Malware authors are increasingly using breaking global news events as a means of propagating lures that lead to malware. Here is a screenshot […]

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