If you're a spammer, big news like the recent breach of eBay's computers is like striking oil in your back yard. Perpetrators of unwanted email live for headline-grabbing events that they can use to separate gullible Web wanderers from their money, so the eBay breach is a perfect vehicle for the scammers. "We see this around security events like the eBay breach and natural disasters," said Cloudmark Threat Researcher Andrew Conway. "In some cases, they'll take you to a malicious site that will try to convince you to install a Trojan."Spammers Quick to Exploit eBay Breach
If you're a spammer, big news like the recent breach of eBay's computers is like striking oil in your back yard. Perpetrators of unwanted email live for headline-grabbing events that they can use to separate gullible Web wanderers from their money, so the eBay breach is a perfect vehicle for the scammers. "We see this around security events like the eBay breach and natural disasters," said Cloudmark Threat Researcher Andrew Conway. "In some cases, they'll take you to a malicious site that will try to convince you to install a Trojan."
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