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  • Fake Walmart Notice Shipped with Blackhole Exploit Kit

    The BlackHole Exploit Kit (BHEK) spam run has already assumed various disguises for the past months. It has taken the form of very convincing but fake bank notice, cable provider email update, social networking email, and courier notification among others.
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  • Chase Notification Arrives with Malware

    Online and mobile banking have become so popular with users that cybercriminals have begun using these as bait for their malicious spam emails. This spammed email pretends to be a notification from Chase, a consumer and commercial bank from the US.
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  • Spam Attack Leverages Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

    Hot on the heels of the spam campaign that took advantage of the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, another spam attack is discovered by Trendlabs, this time leveraging the Texas Fertilizer Plant explosion that occurred only a few days after the tragedy. Completely similar in its scheme to the previous spam campaign, the spammed mail sports a subject relevant to the event, and promises the reader a video of the explosion itself.
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  • Fake CNN News Notification Leads To Blackhole Exploit Kit Attack

    Another Blackhole Exploit Kit spam campaign has been spotted to take advantage of the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. This particular spammed mail purports itself to be sent from US-based news agency CNN, with the body of the mail styled to resemble an urgent news notification coming from the said agency.
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  • Spam Attack Leverages Boston Marathon Bombing

    The April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was a tragedy that shook the world, but for cybercriminals, it's only another lure for their malicious activities. We recently discovered a spam campaign that takes advantage of the media buzz and social outrage about the event.
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  • Malware Spam Targeting Customers of Air Canada

    Spammers often spoof online transactions when claiming victims. This spammed message copies an Air Canada booking notification, which asks the victim to download and print their purchased ticket.
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  • Blackhole Exploit Kit Leverages Margaret Thatcher's Death

    The death of a well-known celebrity or personality has always proven to be cybercriminal fodder, and Margaret Thatcher's passing, Great Britain's former Prime Minister, is no exception. Trendlabs engineers received samples of a Blackhole Exploit Kit spam campaign leveraging the event.
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  • Fake CNN News Spread Rumors About Pope

    The Catholic Church has received much attention amid the papal conclave and inauguration. Cybercriminals have used this to their advantage by using it as the subject for spammed messages.
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  • FTC Customer Complaint Notification Spam

    Cybercriminals prove that they are not above taking advantage of highly-trusted government agencies. We recently received a sample of a spam campaign targeting the US Federal Trade Commission, an independent agency of the US government.
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  • Fake Optus and DIAC Notifications Lead To Backdoor

    Optus, one of the largest telecommunication companies in Australia, along with the the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), have both become victims of a recent spam campaign. We received samples of the campaign's spammed emails that target the customers of both organizations, each one made to look as though they've been sent by the organizations themselves.
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