Wednesday, April 16, 2008

You've got mail from United States District Court in San Diego!

If you have received an email from United States District Court in San Diego, it is most likely that the email is a phising. According to NYTimes, this well-crafted attack targets specific larger prey: wealthy and powerful people. Since the letter looks and sounds so authentic, even those who are well-aware of such scams became victims of the latest phising attack (for instance, a lawyer was tricked into to download a piece of application that allows to show the document supposedly sent by the court). This is another example that shows attackers are getting smarter and more focused.