Bogus emails offer free travel and tickets to the World Cup finals in Germany
Phishers stick the boot into World Cup fans
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27 Mar 2006, Robert Jaques , V3
Security experts have warned internet users to be on their guard against a new phishing and spyware scam targeting 2006 Fifa World Cup enthusiasts.
The fraud is executed using bogus emails claiming to be from MasterCard offering free travel and tickets to the World Cup finals in Germany.
Recipients of the malicious emails are encouraged to click on a link to claim the prize. But doing so results in a key-logger downloading to the user's desktop.
When the infected user accesses a variety of legitimate online banking sites, the key-logger mimics the website and captures personal banking information.
The scam has been detected targeting the following banking websites: bradesco.com.br, itau.com.br, unibanco.com.br, bancoreal.com.br, caixa.gov.br and caixa.com.br, according to security firm SurfControl.
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Phishers stick the boot into World Cup fans
This is one scam we Scots will not fall for. Our bad lot could not beat a drum nevermind Brasil.
Posted by IAN McNICOL, 27 Mar 2006