Panda Labs posted a report about a string of Phishing kits discovered recently, which unlike some of their better known counterparts are free to use. The news is not groundbreaking, but it does serve as a reminder that nowadays anyone can get in to the act of performing criminal activities online.
Panda Labs is reporting on the discovery of free Phishing kits that allow criminals, both professional and script kid in nature, to spoof bank pages and emails, online pay platforms, GMail and Yahoo accounts, online games (Xbox password theft) and blogs (Fotolog access credentials).
Upon accessing a URL that contains the kits, users obtain the files to create a fraudulent mail; one file allows them to spoof mails of banks, pay platforms etc., and the other allows them to create a fraudulent page that resembles the original. Additionally, the kit includes a PHP program, which is also free, to send emails from the spoofed page.
“The really amazing thing is, these kits are free,” explains Luis Corrons, Technical Director of PandaLabs. “Due to the simplicity of the tools, the number of Phishing attacks increases, causing companies and consumers large losses. According to a study conducted by Gartner, Phishing attacks caused U.S. consumers losses for US$3.2 billion in 2007.”
source:
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/archive/Scampages.aspx
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