The Storm gang is casting its net once again, using “postcards” as bait in a recently discovered spam run, Trend Micro Senior Advanced Threats Researcher Paul Ferguson has reported. Below is a screenshot of an email sample: Clicking the link embedded in the message connects the user to any of the following domains: hxxp:// {BLOCKED}cardAdvertising.com/…
Read MoreCan it be true that even terrorists are hooked on Facebook? And that the Feds are scouring the social networking site looking for them? Storm Worm puppet-masters seem to think so, or they just want everyone to go and find out if it’s true. Senior Threat Researcher David Sancho has recently discovered a spam run…
Read MoreIdeas on a world financial crisis seem to be on everyone’s minds these days, even malware authors’. In a recent spamming operation, the Storm gang takes advantage of users’ fears of global economic problems. Localizing the attack to citizens of the still hypothetical North American Currency Union, these spammed email messages promise more information on…
Read MorePicture the scene: You wake up in the morning and make your way on autopilot to work at your job in Tehran, then switch on your work PC to check your email. One in particular stands out as being a bit different from the others. You read it once, and then just to be sure…
Read MoreSecurity analysts mark a secret social events calendar in their heads for good reason. Malware writers have been known to launch offensives using timely celebratory-themed email messages to get users to click on links or open files. Nifty social engineering tricks like these also effectively distract users from the real action: Trojans getting a foot…
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