Posted 01/09/09 at 06:12:25 PM by Pulkit Chandna
Internet shenanigans are keeping abreast with the latest developments around the world and using it to their advantage. An email doing the rounds around the internet hoodwinks the recipient into believing that it is from CNN. The clandestine email ostensibly contains a link to a “graphic” video of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. However, the fake website contains a Trojan that betrays the user’s sensitive data, according to the RSA.
The author of the phishing attack has tried to make the website as plausible as possible. Upon visiting the link, the user is greeted with a message asking him to update his Adobe Flash Player. If the user lends his countenance to the download, a Trojan is downloaded instead of the latest version of Flash
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Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/opulent_rigs_0
[2] http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10137863-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
[3] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/google_calendarbased_phishing_exploit_now_wild
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/How-To--Protect-Yourself-from-Phishing-and-Pharming
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/mailto_and_other_uri_threats_may_target_everyone
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