This was a novel twist to an old trick,but this time with a pretty face to honey trap you in.
A comment posted in relatively good English asking for a blogging engine recommendation (curious as I am using Googles' already), but then slips in some dubious links for the unwary at the end
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The ongoing adventures of a boy who never grew out of making and playing with plastic model kits (and even some metal ones too). Also a wargamer in search of the perfect set of wargaming rules for WWII Land and 20th Century Naval campaigns.
Showing posts with label Phish. Show all posts
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Saturday, 28 September 2013
Monday, 23 September 2013
Danger, Danger ... Linked-In Phish Alert
Nearly got caught out by this one as nefarious criminal masterminds are always at work on the net
Thankfully this threat was thwarted by my Anti-Virus software but a relatively authentic looking request "to connect to" was/is a hidden trojan.
By clicking on View Profile (and I guess if you do Accept) a nasty little bit of malware (not the Ben 10 Alien type) will try and run (installing said trojan))
Just passing the message on as the Internet is a jungle out there! If in doubt go through LinkedIn proper to do your research/review ;)
Thankfully this threat was thwarted by my Anti-Virus software but a relatively authentic looking request "to connect to" was/is a hidden trojan.
By clicking on View Profile (and I guess if you do Accept) a nasty little bit of malware (not the Ben 10 Alien type) will try and run (installing said trojan))
Just passing the message on as the Internet is a jungle out there! If in doubt go through LinkedIn proper to do your research/review ;)
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