A new attack targeting Outlook users has morphed from trying to retrieve login credentials to attempting to infect users with fake anti-virus products, according to security vendor Sophos.
The campaign began on Monday when phishers started sending emails seemingly coming from ldquo;supportrdquo; at Microsoft, Graham Cluley, Sophos' senior technology consultant, said in a blog post Tuesday.The message told users they have, ldquo;(1) new message from Outlook Microsoft.rdquo; But, the email said users must ldquo;re-configurerdquo; Outlook settings to read it. The email provided a link to a phishing page that lures users into handing over email settings, Cluley said.
Just one day after the attack began, it changed, Cluley told SCMagazineUS.com Wednesday. Overnight Tuesday, the phishing site went down and the attack morphed so that instead of providing a phishing link, the newest versions of the emails now contain a malicious attachment. The attached file is a fake anti-virus...
Outlook, paid survey, anti-virus emails
The campaign began on Monday when phishers started sending emails seemingly coming from ldquo;supportrdquo; at Microsoft, Graham Cluley, Sophos' senior technology consultant, said in a blog post Tuesday.The message told users they have, ldquo;(1) new message from Outlook Microsoft.rdquo; But, the email said users must ldquo;re-configurerdquo; Outlook settings to read it. The email provided a link to a phishing page that lures users into handing over email settings, Cluley said.
Just one day after the attack began, it changed, Cluley told SCMagazineUS.com Wednesday. Overnight Tuesday, the phishing site went down and the attack morphed so that instead of providing a phishing link, the newest versions of the emails now contain a malicious attachment. The attached file is a fake anti-virus...
Outlook, paid survey, anti-virus emails