Kaspersky Lab Phishers and Scammers Target the World Soccer Festival

Kaspersky Lab: As Brazil prepares to host the FIFA 2014 World Cup, which will start on June 12, digital criminals "set up" their campaigns to cheat fans. Kaspersky Lab wants to share with users some tips on how to protect themselves against phishing and malware attacks on the World Cup in order to safely enjoy the biggest sporting event in the world.

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Digital fraudsters are constantly creating websites that mimic the authentic domains of the World Cup, its sponsors and partners – including well-known – ώστε να παραπλανήσουν τους χρήστες και να αποσπάσουν προσωπικά τους δεδομένα, όπως το username, το and credit card numbers.

Ο Fabio Assolini, Senior Security Researcher of Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis team, noted: "Only in Brazil, we detect 50-60 new domains every day. These sites are often highly advanced and crafted. In fact, it's not easy for a simple user to distinguish a fake domain from an authentic one. "

Some phishing websites seem safe. For example, their URLs can start with "https" (where "s" means "secure"), as digital criminals are able to buy valid SSL certificates from the certification authorities. Phishing domains also sometimes have mobile versions, with looks that look authentic, targeting smartphones and tablets.

Criminals also use legitimate SSL certificates to "infect" users' computers with . In one particular scam, users from Brazil received a message "informing" them that they had won a ticket to a World Cup match. If the user did “» on the link to print the ticket, they would be taken to a banking Trojan.

Σε μια άλλη επίθεση, χρησιμοποιήθηκε μια προφανώς παραβιασμένη βάση δεδομένων με στοιχεία πελατών. Οι απατεώνες έστελναν προσωποποιημένα e-, informing recipients that they had won a ticket to the World Cup. The messages contained the recipient's full name, date of birth and full address – information the fraudsters obtained from an unknown database. These messages included a PDF attachment that purported to be the ticket the users had won. In reality, it was yet another banking Trojan.

Digital crime that exploits the huge public interest in the World Cup is not limited to Brazil - it is a global phenomenon. However, it is not new: Kaspersky Lab specialists they said and other World Cup spam campaigns and messages used in Nigerian scam attacks since February.

Here are some useful tips from Kaspersky Lab to protect users from phishing and malware attacks that draw on their World Cup themes:

  1. Always scrutinize a website before importing information or confidential information. Phishing pages are deliberately designed to look authentic.
  1. Although webpages whose address starts with "https" are safer than those starting with "http", that does not mean that one can trust them completely. Digital criminals can legitimately obtain SSL certificates.
  1. In general, be careful with messages you receive from unknown senders. In particular, avoid clicking on links located in which come from sources you are not entirely sure about. Also, do not "download" or open attachments from untrusted sources.
  1. Make sure you have up-to-date anti-malware protection that blocks phishing websites.

More information on World Cup-related phishing and malware scams is available on Fabio Assolini's blogpost.

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