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al Qaeda News Spam: A Malware Diversionary Tactic

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Malware criminals seem to never run out of tricks. This time they seem to have spun off sensational (but fake) news about the current Iraqi conflict. Advanced Threats Researcher Paul Ferguson recently encountered the following spam mail: Figure 1. Spam purporting to carry news about the latest Al Qaeda offensive. The spam even goes on to discuss all [...]

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