FYI...
Top 10 threats for January 2012-
http://www.gfi.com/page/113933/cybercriminals-cast-a-wide-net-in-january-targeting-a-broad-range-of-victimsFeb 08, 2012 - "... Report for January 2012, a collection of the
10 most prevalent threat detections encountered during the month. Last month saw malware attacks targeting a wide range of potential victims, including gamers looking for a Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 game crack, small business owners concerned about the reputation of their business, and government organizations receiving spoofed messages from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)... malware writers installing
rootkits on the systems of gamers who were looking for a pirated release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012... scammers also latched onto the buzz surrounding the upcoming fourth installment of the Halo® video game series... by offering bogus beta invites
in return for filling out surveys and recommending links on Facebook and Google+. These attacks leverage the popularity of these titles among the gaming community and are meant to take advantage of the mistakes some users might make when acting out of excitement about a favorite game franchise... phishing emails posing as notices from the Better Business Bureau, claiming that a customer had filed a complaint against the recipient. The
messages contained links to malware created using the
Blackhole exploit kit. Government body US-CERT served as another disguise for cybercriminals attempting
to bait unwitting victims into opening a file that contained a variant of the Zeus/Zbot Trojan. Meanwhile, Tumblr users were baited with “free Southwest Airlines tickets” in exchange for taking surveys and submitting personal information by
a phony “Tumblr Staff Blog.” Malware writers and internet scammers also sought to attack a wider cross-section of the population when opportunities presented themselves to creatively piggyback on hot news topics and highly trafficked websites. This past month, the shutdown of popular file hosting website Megaupload led to
a domain typo scam targeting both the regular users of the website as well as visitors who were interested in seeing the FBI notice posted on the site. Once the victims reached the misspelled URL, they were -redirected- to various sites promising fake prizes and asking for personal information..."
(See "Top 10 Threat Detections for January" list at the gfi URL above.)>
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