(SC Magazine) The group behind the “NetTraveler” espionage malware campaign is now sending emails claiming the recipient is on the “Prism” watch list, according to researchers.
Prism is a recently outed U.S. surveillance program run by the National Security Agency that collects data from internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple.
On Tuesday, the 9b+ blog, run by security engineer Brandon Dixon, reported that a malware-laden phishing email recently was added to VirusTotal. It was sent with the subject “CIA’s prism Watchlist” and contained a malicious Microsoft Word document titled “Monitored List 1.doc,” which takes advantage of a Windows Common Controls vulnerability that was patched in April 2012…read full article