Nigerian Scammers Infect Themselves With Own Malware, Revealing New Wire-Wire Fraud Scheme
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/security/nigerian-scammers-infect-themselves-with-own-malware-revealing-new-wirewire-fraud-scheme A pair of security researchers recently uncovered a Nigerian scammer ring that they say operates a new kind of attack called "wire-wire" after a few of its members accidentally infected themselves with their own malware. Over the past several months, they've watched from a virtual front row seat as members used this technique to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from small and medium-sized businesses worldwide. "We've gotten unprecedented insight into the very nitty-gritty mechanics of their entire operation," says James Bettke, a researcher at SecureWorks, a subsidiary of Dell Inc. focused on cybersecurity. Bettke and Joe Stewart, who directs malware research for SecureWorks, are presenting the details of their findings this week at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
