Researchers at security firm Sophos are warning LinkedIn users about a click-the-pic phishing scam delivering the BlackHole exploit kit. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said in a blog post Friday that users were redirected to a Russian website hosting the BlackHole exploit kit if they clicked “photos” that were attached in spurious emails. Victims are being targeted by emails that appear to come from a LinkedIn account for member services. The BlackHole toolkit infects computers by exploiting existing vulnerabilities.
Application security, Incident Response, Malware, Network Security, Phishing, TDR, Threat Management
LinkedIn users being targeted by fake photo email
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