Secuobs.com : 2012-07-27 15:35:14 - SecurityTube.Net - A new malware attack is spreading via micro-blogging service Twitter, tricking users into thinking they had been tagged in an incriminating photo Security vendor Sophos said the attack preys on the curiosity and anxiety of Twitter users who get the message, It's you on photo Malicious links are being spammed out, pointing to Russian webpages that ultimately attempt to infect your Windows PC using the Blackhole exploit kit, Sophos said in a blog post It said its products detect the malware at the end of the link as Troj JSRedir-HY The script redirects to an IP address that in turn redirects to a cucc domain, to load executable code You ultimately end up on a SU domain that contains the Blackhole exploit kit, it said It said the cybercriminals behind the campaign could change the wording used in the dangerous tweets at any time Sophos advised tweeps who see such tweets to resist the temptation to click on them IMAGE
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