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Fake Netflix Apps Deliver Banking Trojans

  • 12 February 2016
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Jasper_The_Rasper
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Netflix users are also targeted with phishing scams

 
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Feb 11, 2016 22:47 GMT  ·  By Catalin Cimpanu  Along with its expansion to more countries, Netflix has become that more attractive to malware operations, who have not shied away from taking advantage of the company's users.
 
According to Symantec researchers, Netflix users are targeted by a new malware campaign that advertises itself as a cheaper method to access and watch movies on Netflix.
 
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Baldrick
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Oooooooooooh, very nasty indeed given how many people subscribe to the service. I wonder if they will try to target or do the same with Amazon?
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Jasper_The_Rasper
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Oooooooooooh, very nasty indeed given how many people subscribe to the service. I wonder if they will try to target or do the same with Amazon?
It never occurred to me about the other apps Baldrick but if it hit You Tube then people are going to have problems, that one must dwarf both Amazon and Netflix.
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At one point in time I had Netflix but had canceled after a period of time.

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