Fake LinkedIn Email Link to JAVA Security Bypass Zero-day Exploit
Here is a malicious e-mail that is trying to take advantage of the JAVA Security Bypass Zero-day exploit by impersonating popular professional networking website LinkedIn. The JAVA Security Bypass Zero-day exploit is a flaw that allows a malicious website, set up by a hacker, to infect your computer with malicious programs by just visiting the website.
This is how the malicious fake LinkedIn e-mail looks:
From: John Smith - LinkedIn (syllabifiesrev6077 @sprintrefugees.com)
Join my network on LinkedIn
REMINDERS
Invitation reminders:
From John Smith (CEO at EZ Internet Solurions and Owner, EZ Internet Solurions)
PENDING MESSAGES
There are a total of 5 messages awaiting your response. Go to InBox now.
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LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. c 2013, LinkedIn Corporation.
The aim of this e-mail message is to, trick the victims into clicking on the links in it, which will take them to the malicious website: http://www.greetingsexperiencedone .asia/. A webpage on this website was created with a malicious Java Applet code to download malicious programs on to the victim's customer.
Please note that, you may receive other fake e-mails impersonating other legitimate websites and organizations.
If you receive the notification in your web browser below, prompting you to run the Java Add-On, please close that browser window.
For information about the JAVA Security Bypass Zero-day exploit,click here.
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Note: Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.