Peaches Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 17 March 2009, 18:54 Dirty bomb mail leads to malware infection Spam emails are being sent out that pose as supposed breaking news about a dirty bomb attack in a recipients city, while providing a link to a 'news' website containing malware. According to Graham Cluley of Sophos, the subject lines of the spam emails include "Why did it happen in your city?", "Take Care!" and "Are you and your friends in good health?" The emails claim that several people have been killed and links recipients to what looks like "a Reuters-related news website." Users who receive the e-mail and click on the link it contains are sent to a site that claims to be from Reuters and uses a GEO-IP lookup to see where the recipient is located. The site then customises itself to make the fraudulent story appear as if it's news relating to the users current location. The first line of the site reads, "Powerful explosion burst in (your city name here) this morning." Users who visit the web page in London, for example, will see the "localised" site claim that a bomb blast has occurred there. Heise security - http://www.h-online.com/security/Dirty-bom...n--/news/112874 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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