Spammers are constantly looking for new ways to deceive people and in this week's Spam Saturday we take note of the thousands of messages attempting to piggyback off of “WhatsApp”.
Mobile phones do a lot more than make calls. They are small, but powerful computers capable of doing practically anything traditionally handled by a desktop or laptop. Mobile device use continues to grow and become more sophisticated. As it does, spammers have more incentive and will find more ways to exploit it. In this example they are targeting people interested in the very popular “WhatsApp“, which sends messages across platforms without charging texting fees. Spam campaigns appearing to originate from this app try capture a person's interest and entice them into clicking the “Play” button. At that point the malicious email infects the host computer and redirects to a spam website.

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Christine Barry est blogueuse en chef et responsable des réseaux sociaux chez Barracuda. Son travail consiste à rédiger des articles captivants en lien avec les services Barracuda et à faciliter la communication entre le public et les équipes internes. Avant de rejoindre Barracuda, Christine a été ingénieure de terrain et chef de projet dans l'éducation et auprès de PME pendant plus de 15 ans. Elle est titulaire de plusieurs diplômes technologiques, d'une licence de l'université du Michigan, et d'une maîtrise en administration des affaires.
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