Monday, June 13, 2005

New Way to Spread Computer Worms

Mytob worm turns to phishing - ZDNet UK News
I know a few that were not fully protected and did not practice common sense with their e-mail and got 'hit' -- so I thought I would share this.
The emails masquerade as a legitimate email from the recipient's IT department or Internet service provider, and include references to the recipient's domain name and email address to give the message more legitimacy. Recipients are told that a security problem has been found with their account and they should click on the link to confirm the account.
Google it

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