Spam messages using fake news headlines to lure visitors to virus-laden Web sites unleashed a new twist this week: a CNN.com logo and headlines from other video news services around the Web. UAB's Spam Data Mine identified the attack and more than 25 Web sites that had been hacked to infect their visitors despite anti-virus protection.
UAB's Director of Computer Forensics Gary Warner explains the attack on his blog CyberCrime & Doing Time. Just be certain not to click on any of the links.