Another mutant of the fast-spreading MiMail 'phisher' virus has started bombing e-mail inboxes. Security experts say the latest version has been programmed to launch a denial-of-service attack (define) on anti-spam advocates.

The virus has been in circulation since August this year with variants appearing as fake PayPal alerts trying to dupe users into giving up credit card numbers and other sensitive information.

In a new twist, the virus writer has added an SMTP engine to launch a DoS attack against the anti-spam groups like the Spamhaus Project, SPEWS, and SpamCop. Read Article >> Posted by: DTB at 1:02 PM  |  Permalink