[Am-info] CERT Warns of Social Engineering IM/IRC Attacks

[Fred A. Miller]

CERT Warns of Social Engineering IM/IRC Attacks

CERT/CC has released an advisory warning that people using instant
messaging (IM) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) have been tricked into
downloading malicious software that could be used to glean personal
data, take remote control of an infected computer or to take part in
a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS).
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO69329,00.html
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-864508.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/24511.html
Advisory: http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-2002-03.html

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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