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		<title>Increase in Zeus Phishing Emails</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2010/02/08/increase-in-zeus-phishing-emails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zeus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA Reference Number: AD100205-01 Simply Put: Gladiator has been alerted to an increased number of phishing scams trying to trick users into installing Zeus Trojans.  These emails are sent using spoofed sender addresses, generally pretending to be from government sources such as the NSA or Pentagon.  The emails also contain text that could  reasonably appear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Job Application Phishing Email</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2010/02/01/google-job-application-phishing-email/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2010/02/01/google-job-application-phishing-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prolaco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trojan Downloader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA Reference Number: AD100201-01 Simply Put: A fraudulent email is currently circulating that appears to be from Google in response to a job application.  The email scam informs recipients that their application has been received and that it is attached in a zip file.  The zip file contains a malicious executable that is identified as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Malware Risks</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/12/09/holiday-malware-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/12/09/holiday-malware-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Harbin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Entry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Holidays!  This is just a reminder that the Holidays are always a very active time for the “bad guys.”  Malware writers and phishers prey on our cheery attitudes and overactive messaging habits to slip in malicious emails.  There are a few popular attacks that pop up like clockwork around the holidays each year, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CDC Phishing Email</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/12/03/cdc-phishing-email/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/12/03/cdc-phishing-email/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA Reference Number: AD091203-01 Simply Put: A fraudulent email is currently circulating that appears to be from the Center for Disease Control (CDC).  The email scam informs recipients that they need to register with the CDC due to the launch of a ficticious &#8220;State Vaccination H1N1 Program.&#8221;  There is a link in the email that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NACHA Phishing Email</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/11/12/nacha-phishing-emai/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/11/12/nacha-phishing-emai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NACHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zeus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA Reference Number: AD091112-01 Simply Put: A fraudulent email is currently circulating that appears to be from NACHA, the Electronics Payment Association.  The email includes a link that will forward users to a fake website that instructs the user to download a report about a failed ACH transaction.  This report is actually malicious software (Zeus/Jabber).  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fraudulent Email Claiming to be from the FDIC</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/10/27/fraudulent-email-claiming-to-be-from-the-fdic/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/10/27/fraudulent-email-claiming-to-be-from-the-fdic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Harbin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA Reference Number: AD091026-01 Simply Put: A phishing email is currently circulating that appears to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).  The email includes a link that will forward users to a fraudulent website that will request personal information and attempt to infect the user’s machine with viruses.  We have already detected infections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-Session Phishing</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/01/16/in-session-phishing/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/01/16/in-session-phishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Harbin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Entry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Attacks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Security researchers have found yet another new technique phishers are using to collect user information.  The new method is called “in-session phishing” and involves creating a pop-up requesting the user to re-enter username and password information for an already open banking session.  First, the site hosting the malicious code will try to detect whether the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Bank Phishing Emails</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/01/15/federal-reserve-bank-phishing-emails/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2009/01/15/federal-reserve-bank-phishing-emails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trojan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The FDIC has issued an advisory warning consumers and financial institutions about a new email phishing scheme purportedly from the Federal Reserve Bank.  The email claims there are new restrictions in place for wire transfers, and provides a link to two websites providing more information.  These sites attempt to download malicious Trojans onto victim PCs.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween: Trick or Treat?</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2008/10/31/halloween-trick-or-treat/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2008/10/31/halloween-trick-or-treat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Entry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Halloween, everybody!  This is a great holiday that brings out the kid in all of us.  Unfortunately, it also brings out the email forwards with games that could be more &#8220;trick&#8221; than &#8220;treat.&#8221;  Malware authors are quick to take advantage of any holiday to send us fun, new ways to spend our free time.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Engineering Warning</title>
		<link>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2008/10/09/social-engineering-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://research.gladtech.net/index.php/2008/10/09/social-engineering-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Spanier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Entry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dark Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spear Phishing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dark Reading, an IT security website, recently released an article on the new dangers of social engineering in this current time of financial difficulties. Specifically, the article warned of the dangers of spear phishing directed at financial institutions [spear phishing is a targeted social engineering attack directed at a specific company].  New attacks are preying [...]]]></description>
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