LinkedIn Members Targeted by Botnet Malware

Author: Donald Sears

September 29, 2010 4:59 pm

Members of LinkedIn who clicked on fake connection requests sent users to a Website that displayed “PLEASE
WAITING…4 SECONDS” before redirecting them to Google. During those 4
seconds, the Website downloaded Zeus data-theft malware onto their PCs. Read the full article. [eWEEK]

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