By Dancho Danchev
Over the last couple of hours, cybercriminals have started spamvertising millions of emails pretending to be coming from HP ScanJet scanner, in an attempt to trick end and and corporate users into downloading and viewing the malicious .html attachment.
Upon viewing, the document loads the invisible iFrame script, ultimately redirecting the user to a landing URL courtesy of the Black Hole web malware exploitation kit.
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By Dancho Danchev
Earlier this week, HP’s Software Security Response Team issued a security bulletin, alerting users that certain HP ProCurve 5400 zl switches were shipped with malware installed on the associated compact flash cards. No details were given about the type of malware shipped to unaware customers.
More details on the affected switches, including their serial numbers:
By Dancho Danchev
Security researchers from Webroot have intercepted a currently spamvertised malicious campaign, impersonating Hewlett Packard, and enticing end and corporate users into downloading and viewing a malicious .htm attachment.
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