[nsp-sec] Interesting attack aginst wachovia

[Smith, Donald]

We are seeing it used against European banks and other non-US banks too.
So they aren't just targeting us banking customers.


(coffee != sleep) & (!coffee == sleep)
Donald.Smith at qwest.com gcia

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsp-security-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:nsp-security-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of
> Chris Morrow
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:34 AM
> To: Jared Mauch
> Cc: nsp-security at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [nsp-sec] Interesting attack aginst wachovia
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> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Jared Mauch wrote:
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> > ----------- nsp-security Confidential --------
> >
> >       I've already sent this to someone I know at wachovia,
> > but this is a very interesting attack because it came to my
> > 'work' address, went past my spam filters, and represents an
> > interesting threat.
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from Wachovia connection Support
> <support at wachovia.com> -----
>
> <snip>
>
> > WACHOVIA CORPORATION NOTICE.
> >
> > Citigroup announced a buyout of Wachovia brokered by the FDIC.
> > All Wachovia bank locations will be in the Citigroup merger
> to prevent =
>
> <snip>
>
> I think there was a  note on krebs-blog or somewhere else
> recently warning
> about this sort of thing actually... For ML and a few of the other
> institutions being 'rescued' recently.
>
> -chris
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