Hackers use fake Obama e-mail to steal data

RamboLiberal

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Wed Jan-05-11 01:24 PM
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Hackers use fake Obama e-mail to steal data

Source: MSNBC

It looked like an innocent e-mail Christmas card from the White House.

But the holiday greeting that surfaced just before Christmas was a ruse by cybercriminals to steal documents and other data from law enforcement, military and government workers — particularly those involved in computer crime investigations.

Analysts who have studied the malicious software said Tuesday that hackers were able to use the e-mail to collect sensitive law enforcement data.

But so far there has been no evidence that any classified information was compromised.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40922038/ns/us_news-security/

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Wed Jan-05-11 01:28 PM
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1. Fascinating story, thanks for posting it n/t

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