Anatomy Of An Attempted Malware Scam

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Anatomy Of An Attempted Malware Scam

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Fascinating "insider" article on how a malware scammer tries (and often succeeds) in duping an ad agency into posting malicious ad banners.

If you've ever wondered how the heck malware can get onto NYTimes.com, for instance, this explains it.

This scam was very sophisticated including phony references and a fake bank accounts.

Very interesting read:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/? ... aid=133004
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