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June 3, 2009 12:15 PM PDT
Microsoft Outlook users targeted in phishing attempt
Trend Micro is warning about a phishing attempt that targets users of Microsoft Outlook.
The phishing e-mail arrives in Outlook e-mail in-boxes and looks like it comes from Microsoft. It prompts recipients to reconfigure their Outlook by clicking on a link that leads to a Web site that asks for an account name and password, as well as mail server information, according to the TrendLabs Malware Blog.
By getting the mail server information, the phishers would get total access to the Outlook user's account and be able to read e-mails and use it to spam others, TrendLabs said.
This is a screenshot of the e-mail being circulated in the phishing attempt targeting Microsoft Outlook users.
(Credit: Trend Micro)
Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service, and the Associated Press. E-mail Elinor. 
- by Dalkorian June 4, 2009 10:44 AM PDT
- Q: How do you target the bottom 10% of computer users?
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(9 Comments)A: Target LookOut users!
ROFLMAO.