Text Messaging Used as Malware Lure
Ryan Naraine writes on eWeek:
Botnet herders have found a crafty new way to lure computer users to maliciously rigged Web sites—via text messaging on cell phones.More here.
The latest social engineering trick is to send SMS (short messaging service) alerts to mobile phones with a warning that the target has subscribed to an online dating service that racked up expensive charges on cell phone bills.
The message includes a URL for the user to unsubscribe to avoid the $2 per day charges.
According to a warning from anti-virus vendor CA, the URL points to a Web site rigged with Win32/Bambo.CF, a Trojan horse program used by identity thieves to hijack sensitive user information.
posted by Fergie @ 6/23/2006 02:42:00 PM
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