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Malware Spam

05-08-2015 1:32pm

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watty

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/05/spoofed_ofcom_emails_sending_out_a_virus/

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#2 06-08-2015 4:30pm

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huh, I wonder where are the e-mail addresses leaking from, I've never seen such a well targeted spam.. I mean sure sending a fake bank e-mail to residents of a particular country is one thing, but to put together an email "from" ofcom and target hams in a well tailored email with no signs of your typical pidgin english.. smells like a local ham gone rouge more than anything. You can use proxies and mirrors to make it look like you're coming from Russia, China or Moon if you like..

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#3 08-08-2015 10:54am

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No, definitely Russian. I know loads of Non-English speakers with perfect English.

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