Visa Targeted (Again) by Zbot Phishers

December 11, 2009 – 10:18 am

By Andrew Brandt The gang of malware distributors who are currently flooding the Internet with bogus Facebook “Update Tool,” CDC “H1N1 Flu Vaccination Profile,” and IRS “Tax Statement” emails and Web pages are at it again — this time, targeting Visa with a fake email alert that leads to a page hosting not only a [...]

By Lisa Bongiovanni | Posted in Online shopping threats, Phishing Trojans, social engineering, Stupid malware tricks, Threat Research | Tags: , , , , , , , | Comments (9)

Fake Zbot Site Poses as CDC H1N1 Flu Vaccine Info

December 1, 2009 – 1:40 pm

By Andrew Brandt The newest victim of the faux-Web-sites-posing-as-government-pages scam is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the same vein as fake pages supposedly hosted on the Web servers of the IRS, FDIC, and other organizations, we’re seeing a new scam to infect computers with Trojan-Phisher-Zbot that pretends to be a “Personal H1N1 [...]

By Lisa Bongiovanni | Posted in Phishing Trojans, social engineering, Stupid malware tricks, Threat Research | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (9)

Phishing Scheme Targets E-Payment Rule-Maker, NACHA

November 12, 2009 – 10:18 am

By Andrew Brandt Coming on the heels of similar fraud schemes that targeted victims using the names of such familiar institutions as the FDIC, IRS, and HMRC, scammers are trying to get people to infect their own computer using a different organization’s name—one that is probably unfamiliar to most people. NACHA is a not-for-profit association [...]

By Lisa Bongiovanni | Posted in Phishing Trojans, social engineering, Stupid malware tricks, Threat Research | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Comments (11)
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