CNN Falls Victim to Conflict in Gaza

The recent unrest in the Middle East has become fodder for spammers looking to entice unknowing victims into downloading nasty malware. As we’ve seen in previous outbreaks, spammers use current events (e.g., the financial crisis, elections, major international events) to entice recipients. By masking the origin and tricking users into believing they are legitimate sources, [...]

“Video” Malware Adopts the CNN Daily Top 10 Brand

After distributing outlandish headlines for months, malware distributors have taken the next logical step and are starting to package them together in email newsletters, more specifically, pretending to be “CNN Daily Top 10″ headline email newsletters. Here is a sample email:

Each enticing headline in the message links to a malware site, not to CNN, [...]