FAKE PARKING TICKETS LEAD UNWARY TO MALWARE
Posted February 6, 2009
Fluttery paper route to online scam
Hackers are using fake parking violation warnings to trick motorists into visiting malware-infested websites.
The innovative social engineering trick was pulled off in Grand Forks, North Dakota using windshield fliers with a website address linked to a booby-trapped website. The fliers said:
PARKING VIOLATION This vehicle is in violation of standard parking regulations. To view pictures with information about your parking preferences, go to [website-redacted]
Drivers visiting the website were coaxed into installing a browser helper object (spyware component) for IE. Attempts are also made to frighten or coerce surfers into installing fake anti-virus scanner packages.
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