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No, Hackers Didn't Hijack Your Baby
Jason Lee Miller
Staff Writer
2008-08-26
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The somewhat romantic myth about honor among thieves is hereby debunked. The latest attempt at wriggling into your system comes in the form of a ransom note.
 | | No, Hackers Didn't Hijack Your Baby |  |
The email, which to open or read probably won't harm a computer, reports security firm Sophos, carries a message reading this way:
"Hey We have hijacked your baby but you must pay once to us $50,000. The details we will send later. . .
"We has attached photo of your fume"
Written by lolcats? I can has ransom note?
Making use of Google's define: function reveals no English usage of "fume" for "baby," so one might assume they mean the gaseous effluvia emitting from the diaper.
Assuming a concerned recipient made it that far and wasn't wise to the poor grammar and word choice (e.g., hijacked instead of kidnapped) beforehand, they might also be fooled by the non-English-speaking phishermen enough to click on the attachment.
And that's where they'll get'cha with a nasty Windows-targeted Trojan.
"There's no other way of putting it - this attack is sick," writes Sophos's Graham Cluely. "Hackers have no qualms about exploiting a family's natural instinct to defend its most vulnerable members. Hopefully people will pause before opening the attachment, but the reflex action of some may be to click first and think later."
About the Author:
Jason is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. He covers business, technology, and security issues.
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