There is some SMiShing going on in the EU

Published: 2009-03-27
Last Updated: 2009-03-27 06:53:02 UTC
by Mark Hofman (Version: 1)
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 We've had a few reports so far where people receive an SMS which asks them to check out a particular URL, which predictably contains something extra.  

Currently the reports are from the UK and Germany.  

The text of the SMS is typically along these lines " Someone posted your full personal and banking information at insert-bad-url-here website you must remove it now".  The text does vary slightly in some of the samples seen.

The url typically has some badness in the form of a trojan.  This particular one, which Holger alerted us to (thanks), contained a trojan called Ambler.  

So keep an eye on your VoIP systems and some user education is probably also not a bad idea. 

Mark H 


 

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