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Home   »   Archives for October 2009

Trick or Threat?

  • Posted on:October 30, 2009 at 4:27 am
  • Posted in:Botnets, Exploits, Malware, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Det Caraig (Technical Communications)
4

The month of October in the threat landscape is often associated with scary social engineering tactics in time for Halloween. As in years past, the threats that lurk in and plague the current threat landscape are real. Most of them can cause irreparable damage, often resulting in information, or worse, identity theft as shown in…

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This Halloween, Enjoy the Treats but Be Wary of Online Tricks

  • Posted on:October 30, 2009 at 3:06 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
6

We often associate Halloween with pumpkins and costumes but for cybercriminals it’s merely another avenue to exploit, steal, and trick users into giving away their personal identities. Treats are fun but we all need to be on the lookout for the sneaky and tricky ways cybercriminals slither into our computers.  Below are the TrendLabs, top 7…

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Social Engineering Watch: Spam Leads to Canadian Pharmacy Sites

  • Posted on:October 29, 2009 at 3:05 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Spam
  • Author:
    Aljerro Gabon (Anti-spam Research Engineer)
1

Trend Micro researchers found over 200 email samples that spamvertised male sexual enhancement pills. These bore subjects like “Re: Go wild in bedroom,” “Re: Let your lever straight up,” and “Re: Be her concrete-rod satisfier” and contains a URL that points to all-too-familiar Canadian pharmacy websites. While spammed messages that lead to Canadian pharma sites are…

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Taiwan: Spear Phishers Target Gmail Users

  • Posted on:October 29, 2009 at 2:44 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Mobile, Spam
  • Author:
    Sarah Calaunan (Fraud Analyst)
1

Trend Micro threat analysts found several phishing sites registered in China that target specific people or companies. The said email can customize phishing URLs using the names of intended recipients via a technique called “spear phishing.” Spear phishing has been used by cybercriminals before in attacks that involved specific targets. In the previous post, “So Is It Twitter…

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Fake Facebook Password Notification Leads to Malware

  • Posted on:October 28, 2009 at 1:02 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Maria Alarcon (Anti-spam Research Engineer)
1

A new spam campaign that purports to be from Facebook is making rounds today. It bears the subject, “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation,” and informs users that their passwords have been changed for security purposes. It then asks them to open the attached .ZIP file that supposedly contains their new passwords, which in actual fact is…

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