Cybercriminals continue to respond with lightning speed when they
see an opportunity to exploit a national or global news story to
spread malware. In fact, the Research Team of Eleven, leading German
e-mail security provider, now sees instances of criminals inventing
"breaking news" that appears to relate to high-profile current
events.
The Eleven Research Team continually analyzes malicious campaigns
that exploit breaking news using the CNN name and other prominent
news outlets to lure email recipients to malicious sites. The
average time between an actual news event and its exploitation
hovered around 22 hours during the last three months.
On Friday, September 6, malware distributors invented fake news
designed to take advantage of public interest in the possibility of
a U.S. airstrike against Syria. The emails used the subject line,
"The United States Began Bombing," and were crafted to appear as a
legitimate CNN news alert. It is an example of the cybercriminal
community harnessing the interest and anxiousness about current
events to increase the success of their malicious campaigns.
via 22 Hours: Average Time It Takes Malware Distributors To Exploit
News.
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References
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https://www.prjorgensen.com/2013/09/27/22-hours-average-time-it-takes-malware-distributors-to-exploit-news/
