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Audio Spam: Latest Twist on a Security Threat
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-10-22 12:54:31 473
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Scammers are now using MP3 file attachments to pitch stocks in pump-and-dump schemes.
Scott Berinato, CSO
A new form of spam using MP3 audio files to send a stock pitch has surged this week. Today this audio form of spam has risen from being virtually nonexistent to become 10 percent of all spam traffic, according to several security researchers tracking the phenomenon.
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