[pchelpers] News:Zombie builders send out phone texts
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:59:56 +1200
By Tom Espiner, ZDNet (UK)
Published on ZDNet News: June 23, 2006, 2:13 PM PT
Hackers are trying to lure people to a malicious Web site using cell
phone text messages, a security company has warned.
The blended attack uses social engineering techniques in its attempt to
trick people to the site, security vendor Websense said in an advisory.
An SMS text message is sent to the targets' cell phones, thanking them
for subscribing to a fictitious dating service. The message states that
they will be automatically charged a fee of $2.00 per day via their
phone bill, unless their subscription is cancelled online.
The same message has also been sent multiple times to the comments
section of numerous bulletin boards, Websense said. The attack began on
Thursday in the U.S. and was first detected by Sunbelt Software, a
security software vendor, Websense said.
Once victims visit the purported dating site to unsubscribe, they are
prompted to download a Trojan horse program. (A Trojan horse is
malicious software that disguises itself as another kind of
application.) The attackers provide instructions on how to bypass
security warnings in Internet Explorer, Websense said.
More here:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6087523.html
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