Spamzy

There’s an increased risk that multi-faceted attacks or “converged threats,” warns messaging security provider Cloudmark.

The company says it’s discovered new, advanced threat techniques which combine spam, phishing and malware into a single attack distributed across e-mail, the web, mobile devices and social networks.

“Convergence is everywhere, including in the online attacker community,” WHIR News has Cloudmark chief technology officer Jamie de Guerre saying.

The attacks, “look for holes in traditional security solutions designed for a specific type of attack, such as a spam for a specific medium like e-mail, evading traditional security because they mash-up elements of spam, phishing and viruses,” says Cloudmark., which says it’s also has identified several new converged threats including “Smishing,” a mobile phishing attack that usually uses VoIP phone number accounts stolen by email phishing attacks to stage the mobile breech.

“Cloudmark also found what they call a ‘crush’ attack, distributed through SMS messaging, email and social network communication, crush attacks entice users to log into a Webpage and unknowingly opt in for a premium rate SMS service by telling users ‘Someone has a crush on you!’ followed by a link,” says WHIR News, adding:

“It also found that modern email viruses no longer distribute viruses as an attachment; they instead host the virus on a separate website and distribute emails that link to that Website.”

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