Summarizing Webroot's Threat Blog Posts for February

The following is a brief summary of all of my posts at Webroot's Threat Blog for February, 2013. You can subscribe to Webroot's Threat Blog RSS Feed, or follow me on Twitter:

 
01. Fake Booking.com ‘Credit Card was not Accepted’ themed emails lead to malware
02. Fake FedEx ‘Tracking ID/Tracking Number/Tracking Detail’ themed emails lead to malware
03. ‘Your Kindle e-book Amazon receipt’ themed emails lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit
04. New DIY HTTP-based botnet tool spotted in the wild
05. Mobile spammers release DIY phone number harvesting tool
06. New underground service offers access to thousands of malware-infected hosts
07. Targeted ‘phone ring flooding’ attacks as a service going mainstream
08. Fake ‘You’ve blocked/disabled your Facebook account’ themed emails serve client-side exploits and malware
09. Spamvertised IRS ‘Income Tax Refund Turned Down’ themed emails lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit
10. Malware propagates through localized Facebook Wall posts
11. Malicious ‘RE: Your Wire Transfer’ themed emails serve client-side exploits and malware
12. New underground E-shop offers access to hundreds of hacked PayPal accounts
13. Fake ‘Verizon Wireless Statement” themed emails lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit
14. DIY malware cryptor as a Web service spotted in the wild
15. Malicious ‘Data Processing Service’ ACH File ID themed emails serve client-side exploits and malware
16. How mobile spammers verify the validity of harvested phone numbers
17. How much does it cost to buy 10,000 U.S.-based malware-infected hosts?

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