'Long-Term' Phishing Attack Underway

RichieUK — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:37:06 GMT

[quote][b]New phishing exploit doesn't bother asking for passwords, and its stealthy malware hides out on victim's machine.[/b]
The notorious Rock Phish gang has added a new twist to its phishing exploits that doesn’t require its victim to visit a malicious Website -- instead, it just loads a malicious keylogging Trojan onto the victim’s machine that steals information or credentials.

Both Trend Microand F-Secure over the past few days spotted new iterations of the attack, which was first reported by RSA last week. The latest tack is phishing emails posing as Comerica Bank and Colonial Bank that ask banking customers to renew their digital certificates. When they click on the link for more information on the phony renewal process, it downloads the nasty Trojan onto their desktops. [/quote]
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'Long-Term' Phishing Attack Underway