Watch Out for New Spam Tricks

Spammers continue to find new and more devious ways to evade detection. The latest trick is to use attachments such as PDFs. These can contain clickable links, which makes this file format particularly attractive to spammers as links to malicious URLs can be included.

The links in spam email lure users to compromised webpages, where spyware and other malware is automatically installed on the users’ computers. Once infected, compromised computers can be used to steal confidential data and trade secrets or to spam out millions of emails.

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