Fake Obama Christmas Card Spreads Malware
Oh the malware email when will we learn to defend against thee? Never probably the scammers and thieves will simply find a way around whatever security is put in place to prevent it. Oh well and so it goes another fake email from Obama, this one a Christmas card email what a special link that when clicked unleashes ZueS a nasty bit of malware designed to steal online account credentials primarily online banking information.
The mail greeting card is pictured above and reads as follows
“As you and your families gather to celebrate the holidays, we wanted to take
a moment to send you our greetings. Be sure that we’re profoundly grateful
for your dedication to duty and wish you inspiration and success in
fulfillment of our core mission.
Greeting card:
hxxp://xtremedefenceforce.com/[omitted]
hxxp://elvis.com.au/[omitted]Merry Christmas!
___________________________________________
Executive Office of the President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Anyone clicking one of the two links was sent to a page to supposedly download the greeting card. They of course didn’t get a Christmas card from Obama, but a malware designed to steal from them. You have to be pretty thick to fall for something like this, but there are people out there. Even if the from looks like the president it can easily be faked by changing the header of the email.
Remember to never click links in email from people you don’t know. If the content of an email seems suspicious always exercise caution. Don’t be taken advantage of and keep your eyes open for this sort of thing.
