Fun on the Web July 19 '08 Warning

From Robert Jaques of ITNews Australia:
Hackers are deluging web users with malware-
laden spam claiming that World War III has
started following a US invasion of Iran. Security
experts warned today that spam emails with
subject lines including ‘Third World War has
begun’, ‘20000 US Soldiers in Iran’ and ‘US
Army crossed Iran’s borders’ have been
intercepted.

The emails contain links to a malicious webpage
that displays what appears to be a video player
showing the mushroom cloud of a nuclear
explosion. Text on the page reads: ‘Just now
US Army’s Delta Force and US Air Force have
invaded Iran. Approximately 20000 soldiers
crossed the border into Iran and broke down
the Iran’s Army resistance. The video made
by US soldier was made today morning. Click
on the video to see the first minutes of the
beginning of World War III. God save us.’

However, Sophos warned that users visiting
the webpage and clicking on the ‘video player’
run the risk of being infected with the
Troj/Tibs-UO Trojan and a malicious JavaScript
hidden on the website as Mal/ObfJS-AY.

A perfect example of hackers/phishers/spammers/
whatever playing emotions against their victims.
So, take it upon yourself to spread the word,
especially consider friends or family that might have
loved ones across seas, as they’re probably most
likely to react emotionally and click without thinking.