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Aivee Cortez

Fraud Analyst

Mali Goverment Site Compromised, Used for Phishing

  • Posted on:January 25, 2009
  • Posted in:Mobile
  • Posted by:
    Aivee Cortez (Fraud Analyst)
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Trend Micro researchers last week discovered yet another government web compromise — this time using a domain owned by the Republic of Mali government. The attack strategy here is not even that notable, given that we continue to see websites of all kinds being victimized by cyber criminals for all sorts of malicious means. The…

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Tags: MaliMobile

Fake Brazilian Government Site Leads to Info-Stealers

  • Posted on:January 25, 2009
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Posted by:
    Aivee Cortez (Fraud Analyst)
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In this economic crisis, people tend to trust the government for possible employment opportunities. Unfortunately, cyber criminals know this and use these circumstances by attacking job-related government sites. The Ministerio do Trabalho e Emprego, or the Ministry of Labor and Employment in Brazil is being mimicked by the cybercriminals to distribute malicious files: Figure 1….

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Getting a Taste of McDonald’s Phish Fillet

  • Posted on:November 29, 2008
  • Posted in:Mobile
  • Posted by:
    Aivee Cortez (Fraud Analyst)
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Phishers always think out of the box, thinking of ways to fool victims into falling for their phishing schemes. Now, from targeting financial institutions and banks, we’ve found a new twist – one that involves the popular fast-food chain McDonald’s. The phishing page displays a fake Member Satisfaction Survey, and for the customer to take…

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Tags: McDonald'ssurvey

Fake SSL Certificates Seen Again

  • Posted on:October 8, 2008
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware
  • Posted by:
    Aivee Cortez (Fraud Analyst)
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Online banks use cryptographic protocols to secure the exchange of information on the Web, and hackers do not hesitate to adapt to this technology too. A new case of fake SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates appeared again, following phishing threats we’ve seen last April and May (see our blog posts about fake digital certificates, rock…

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Tags: Malicious SitesMalwarerock phish

‘Obama Survey’ Offers $500 Gas Gift Cards

  • Posted on:September 21, 2008
  • Posted in:Spam
  • Posted by:
    Aivee Cortez (Fraud Analyst)
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As the U.S. presidential elections near, online scammers are taking advantage of the candidates’ popularity. Trend Micro Content Security team’s spam filters recently caught the following email message, which asks recipients to participate in a survey for the Democratic Party nominee in exchange for $500 worth of gas gift cards: Users who clicked the button…

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Tags: ObamaSpam
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