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To: Elsewhere who wrote (24625)	12/28/2007 7:30:51 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) of 46821

Trojan capitalizes on Bhutto assassination in under 24 hours By Joel Hruska \| ars technica \| December 28, 2007 Whatever else malware creators might be, they're quick to take advantage of any event that might enable a new attack vector. The Storm Worm has already morphed twice in the past week, attacking with both a Christmas and a New Year's theme. Now, less than two days after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of the Pakistan People's Party, there's a new malicious Javascript in town. The script in question isn't brand-new, but its creators have quickly adapted it to prey on surfers interested in additional details regarding Bhutto's death. This isn't the first time a current event has been exploited as a means to deliver malware, but the speed with which the authors latched on the Bhutto's death as an attack vector is surprising. The devastating December 26, 2004 Indonesian tsunami had its own associated viruses, but the first attacks didn't appear until at least a week after the tsunami, and typically required the end-user to download and open a .EXE file to deliver the payload. Times have obviously changed since then, and a 24 hour delivery period is impressive in a disconcerting sort of way. According to Trend Micro blog.trendmicro.com ... Cont.: arstechnica.com ------

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