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Author Topic: [2014-08-23] Brainboxes caught opening Bitcoin fraud emails.  (Read 718 times)
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August 23, 2014, 04:18:21 AM
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/22/bitcoin_phishing_scam/

Cybercrooks have launched a phishing campaign targeting Bitcoin users – and it's enjoying high response rates despite the seemingly random spraying of corporate email addresses with the spam-based scam.

Security-as-a-service provider Proofpoint has detected 12,000 messages sent in two separate waves to more than 400 organisations across a variety of industries including higher education, financial services, high tech, media and manufacturing. Consumers are also on the target list.

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