Peaches Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Fake Miles & More Emails Lead to Zbot Drive-By Download Security researchers warn about fake emails purporting to come from the Miles & More frequent flyer programme and leading users to a Zbot drive-by download website.The rogue emails bear a subject of "ITINENERARY RECEIPT" and have their header spoofed to appears as originating from a [email protected] address. The contained message makes use of an old social engineering trick to trigger the recipients' attention by suggesting their credit cards were charged without their knowledge."Thanks for the purchase! Booking number: LVSN50. Your credit card has been charged for $493.67. Please print PASSENGER ITINERARY RECEIPT by logging into your Miles account by clicking the link below," the emails read.According to researchers from BitDefender who analyzed the attack, the link leads to a page on a religious website that was most likely compromised. More on this story - http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake-Miles-More-Emails-Lead-to-Zbot-Drive-By-Download-177840.shtml Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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