A combination phishing/iframe redirect/RedKit Exploit Kit/botnet attack is exploiting recent tragic events in Boston and Waco, Texas. The campaign infects machines with the Zeus and Kelihos bots, which steal financial and personal information, send unsolicited email or hijack the machine for use in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-campaign-exploits-boston-marathon-texas/
A combination phishing/iframe redirect/RedKit Exploit Kit/botnet attack is exploiting recent tragic events in Boston and Waco, Texas. The campaign infects machines with the Zeus and Kelihos bots, which steal financial and personal information, send unsolicited email or hijack the machine for use in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:44:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-campaign-exploits-boston-marathon-texas/

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