Social network SPAM growth...
FYI...
SPAM to avoid...
- http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2011...-to-avoid.html
June 29, 2011 - "...
1) "Facebook Survey Gift Invite"...
2) Paypal phish...
3) World of Warcraft phish mails..."
Social network SPAM growth...
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blog...-attacks-surge
June 29, 2011 - "... Spam attacks via social networks grew dramatically between April and June 2011. Over this period, we monitored and analyzed social network spam attacks that used three popular social networking sites — Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube... Most of the spam originates from botnets... Most of these IP addresses were blacklisted by reputation-based technology because of their spam involvement. Along with bot activity, some spam samples are seen to be sent through hijacked user accounts and fake social network accounts created by the spammers... Social network spam uses legitimate email notification templates from the social networking sites. The message alleges that the user has some unread messages or pending invites and a fake link is provided. The bogus link will direct users to a website that forces the download of malicious binaries, purports to be selling cheap enhancement drugs and replica products, pushes fake gambling casino sites, or advertises online adult dating sites, etc... The most common subject lines used in this case are as follows:
Subject: Hi, you have notifications pending
Subject: Oops.. You have notifications pending
Subject: Hi, You have 1 new direct message
Subject: You have 2 direct message on Twitter!
Subject: YouTube Administration sent you a message: Your video has been approved
Subject: YouTube Administration sent you a message: Your video on the TOP of YouTube
Subject: Direct message from [removed]
Subject: Warning: Your inbox is full, message not accepted
Subject: [removed] sent you a message on Facebook..."
(Screenshots available at the Symantec URL above.)
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SPAM volume - charted July 2010 - June 2011
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-conten.../symspam11.jpg
