New Virus out

[Quintin]

Well it doesn't take long.....
the Katrina email virus is out and about so be careful folks

[Frogy]

Most recent news that I've found so far...

http://www.scmagazine.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=newsDetails&newsUID=36e44144-0e29-4120-ad7c-85e077ee15d1&newsType=News

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=19845

another

"Hurricane Katrina Spawns Phishing Sites
added August 31, 2005

US-CERT has received reports of multiple phishing sites that attempt to trick users into donating funds to fraudulent foundations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. US-CERT warns users to expect an increase in targeted phishing emails due to recent events in the Gulf Coast Region.

Phishing emails may appear as requests from a charitable organization asking the users to click on a link that will then take them to a fraudulent site that appears to be a legitimate charity. The users are then asked to provide personal information that can further expose them to future compromises.

Users are encouraged to take the following measures to protect themselves from this type of phishing attack:

1. Do not follow unsolicited web links received in email messages
2. Contact your financial institution immediately if you believe your account/and or financial information has been compromised

US-CERT strongly recommends that all users reference the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) web site for a list of legitimate charities to donate to their charity of choice."

[freestylegreek]

I got an email asking me to donate money. It looked like from the red cross but who spells red as READ and who spells cross as COSS? So it was like in the email THIS IS THE READ COSS. LOL