Security Response

Surprising? Not the least bit. Spammers have always shown their liking for big names and brands. And very often these brands are abused to spread malware or gain access to users’ accounts. However, they are also sometimes used only to entice users to open emails. These emails may contain links to pornographic or pharmacy sites.

During recent times we have monitored spam attacks that have used the email templates of famous Internet brands such as Amazon, Apple, and now, Twitter. Using the email templates of well-known newsletters and notifications is a commonly known trick to make recipients believe the authenticity of spam email. Recipients may treat these emails as legitimate and may open them without any suspicion. Though this attack uses an old trick, we feel it is important that users are reminded about this type of spam campaign, which has been observed for over a month or so. We have seen...