Thu, Nov 13 2008 11:46 Don

Orkut "Account Usage Notification" Malicious Spam

Websense® Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has discovered a new malicious social-engineering spam campaign masquerading as official emails sent by Google's Web 2.0 social networking site, Orkut. Orkut is one of the most popular social networking sites in Latin America and the second most visited site in India. The email is spoofed, appearing to be from the domain google.com for this fake notification which advises the user that their account has been subject to investigation and will be terminated within 72 hours unless they click through the hyperlink and follow the necessary instructions

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