SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH), a leading provider of
cloud-based solutions for security companies and service providers,
today reported that its security analysts have seen substantial
continued blending of big brand names with malware. In its
July 2012 Commtouch Internet Trends Report, researchers named the
following top seven brands that were abused in various third-party
email attacks:
- Amazon – Order confirmation emails that didn't describe the
order, but only the balance
- AT&T Wireless –Wireless bill summaries mentioned large
account balances
- Citi – Offered the ability to view your Citi credit card
online, showing extremely high balances
- Classmates.com – Emails thanked the recipient for joining and
provided links to confirm
- Craigslist – With varying email subjects, messages included
plausible sounding Craigslist posts
- LinkedIn – Emails mixed pending LinkedIn invitations with
messages awaiting responses
- Verizon Wireless – Bill summary emails that copied the AT&T
Wireless approach
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Movie Ticket Hoax Hides Malware on Dropbox
A further example of a blended email/Web malware attack includes
usage of the well-known Dropbox storage/sharing network. The
Spanish emails offer free movie tickets. Clicking on the links
leads to several redirects and scripts. One of Dropbox's features
allows users to create publicly available folders, which
essentially turns Dropbox into a free hosting site. The use of the
popular service in this way provides a powerful platform for
malware distribution.
"It's clear that attackers continue to increasingly exploit the
comfort level that people have gained with big online brands – and
they're doing so in craftier and craftier ways," said Haniel Ilouz, vice president of global
engineering at Commtouch. "Not only are easily recognized brands
utilized, but clever fake collaboration between sites such as
Facebook and Digg show the ever-innovative approaches attackers
deploy."
The Commtouch report also details spam statistics, zombie
hotspots and the top 10 malware. The report is compiled based on a
comprehensive analysis of more than 10 billion transactions handled
by Commtouch's GlobalView™ Cloud on a daily basis. To view
the entire report, visit:
http://www.commtouch.com/threat-report-july-2012.
About Commtouch
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) safeguards the world's
leading security companies and service providers with cloud-based
Internet security services. Real-time threat intelligence from
Commtouch's GlobalView™ Cloud powers its Web filtering, email
security and antivirus solutions, protecting thousands of
organizations and hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Visit
www.commtouch.com.
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