Heads Up: CNN and MSNBC Alert SPAM

BarTopDancer · 08-13-2008, 04:39 PM

A new phishing and bot email is going around disguised as BBC, CNN and MSNBC Alerts. If you get emails from them, delete them. Do not install any ActiveX or other prompts (this generally goes without saying).

These emails look legit.

Slashdot

(Can ya tell I'm in IT?)

Pirate Bill · 08-13-2008, 04:47 PM

I just checked my email to see if I got this one. I did have 2 but Gmail tagged it as spam and dumped it into the spam folder. Although I never even open those emails, these ones are faked very well. Not your typical looking spam. Very sneaky.

wolfy999 · 08-13-2008, 05:40 PM

Got the MSNBC one, thought it was from a friend that works at NBC, but the one link I clicked on did not work....thank god!

Kevy Baby · 08-13-2008, 05:54 PM

I have a Mac. Still no known viruses.

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-14-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I have a Mac. Still no known viruses.

Or worthwhile games.

NickO'Time · 08-14-2008, 09:25 AM

I recieved all of them, but most of them went into my Spam folder and had no chance.

Kevy Baby · 08-14-2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Or worthwhile games.

Could be true, but I don't really care as I am not a gamer.

Pirate Bill · 08-14-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I have a Mac. Still no known viruses.

Not really.

It's true that, as a Mac owner, you're much less likely to get infected than the average (or below-average) Windows user. It's not because Macs are invulnerable. It's because malware is written to target the most popular platform in an effort to infect as many computers as possible. I'd say that the steadily growing user base of Macs and the mistaken idea that Macs are bullet proof is a sign of a great weakness that is sure to be exploited very soon.

Pride goes before the fall.

Kevy Baby · 08-14-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

Not really.

It's true that, as a Mac owner, you're much less likely to get infected than the average (or below-average) Windows user. It's not because Macs are invulnerable. It's because malware is written to target the most popular platform in an effort to infect as many computers as possible. I'd say that the steadily growing user base of Macs and the mistaken idea that Macs are bullet proof is a sign of a great weakness that is sure to be exploited very soon.

Pride goes before the fall.

You are correct: I should have not said "no known," rather, "extremely rare."

I was amused that at that link that one of the references was to Hypercard Stacks viruses. Though Hypercard was available for purchase through a few years ago, it hadn't been updated for many years (and only a few hard-core users even used it).

Pirate Bill · 08-14-2008, 01:42 PM

One of these spam emails I just got had the following subject: msnbc.com: BREAKING NEWS: Police Raid Donut City

And another: msnbc.com: BREAKING NEWS: New Economic Stimulus Package Inlcudes Goat

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wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	Got the MSNBC one, thought it was from a friend that works at NBC, but the one link I clicked on did not work....thank god! __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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NickO'Time Missed it by that much.. Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 678	I recieved all of them, but most of them went into my Spam folder and had no chance. __________________ Yeah, right.
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08-14-2008, 01:42 PM	#10
Pirate Bill Quality since 1973 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 473	One of these spam emails I just got had the following subject: msnbc.com: BREAKING NEWS: Police Raid Donut City And another: msnbc.com: BREAKING NEWS: New Economic Stimulus Package Inlcudes Goat
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