Malicious software writers yet again find another way to steal money. This they have targeted Symbian mobile phones. Attackers have taken the advantage of Indonesia mobile operators, In Indonesia mobile phone users can transfer money from one phone number to another phone number using the text message. The Trojan is written in Python, a script language. It sends SMS messages to a short number with instructions to transfer part of the money in the user’s account to another account, which belongs to the cybercriminals.
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The RSA FraudAction Research Lab discovered a social engineering scam, that redirect users to fake CNN websites. This new fake CNN websites is not a part of CNN nor CNN website is injected with some malicious code but the attackers First send Email to internet users ask them to view the latest news and coverage on “Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza”. The Email is look like this
When users click on this fake link they where redirected to a fake CNN websites. The website is look like this
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Attackers finds another new way to spread Trojan and other malicious code over the internet. This time they are using Google’s Social networking web site Orkut to spread the Trojan. The email is spoofed, appearing to be from the domain Google for this fake notification which advises the user that their account has been subject to investigation and will be terminated within 72 hours unless they click through the hyperlink and follow the necessary instructions.
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Global IP Telecommunications has created a new type of virtual keyboard for windows users that will help to prevent Trojans and viruses from stealing passwords from a Windows machine. Currently this program is free and in beat form, so any one can download it and use it.
The software flashes a virtual keyboard onto the video display that flickers the characters on and off at high speeds, with the keys displayed in random locations on the screen rather than as a standard Qwerty keypad. As soon as the user types a character in his or her password on the virtual keyboard, that key is moved to another location on the keyboard.
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