New MiMail Worm Belittles President Bush
Although the new variant hasn't been tagged with a definitive label by security firms -- not unusual in the early stages of a worm's discovery -- it's being dubbed MiMail.n by some, MiMail.o by others, and in even MiMail.p.
Whatever its name, the worm runs a phishing scam targeting PayPal users. The text of the e-mail, which poses as a message from the electronic payment service, claims that users will receive a credit of 10 percent of their current PayPal account balance if they register for the free offer.
When the attached .zip file is opened, however, forms appear asking for a credit card number, its PIN, a Social Security number, and even a mother's maiden name.
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