Friday, November 14, 2003

New MiMail variant spreading fast

InternetNews.com reports the PayPal phishing scourge is wearing a new mask. There's a new variant of the MiMail email virus is fast spreading through inboxes worldwide, trying to dupe PayPal users into giving up credit card numbers and other sensitive information. The variant that's being used to phish for PayPal account information comes with a subject line <A HREF="http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3109201">YOUR PAYPAL.COM ACCOUNT EXPIRES</A> and loads a .SCR attachment. The email warns users not to sent credit card information via email but, once the attachment is opened, a PayPal-branded dialog box appears and attempts to collect a user's PayPal account information.

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