Phishing Doesn't Fly with HomeATM

Phishing Doesn't Fly with HomeATM

Posted by John B. Frank Monday, August 10, 2009

Phishers are sending out cleverely-constructed e-mails purporting to be from a Taiwanese bank in a bid to trick victims into downloading malware that exploits an Adobe vulnerability.

The spam e-mails contain credit card promotion email messages that are embedded with an .swf virus link, says Internet security outfit Symantec.

Recipients are able to see the bank's image at the top of the message and promotion notes at the bottom. There is also a large blank space designed to trick victims into believing the promotion content has been lost in transit.

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As I've stated numerous times on this blog, if people would swipe vs. type then phishing wouldn't fly!

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