Spammers exploit confusion over DigiNotar certificate forgeries

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Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the DigiNotar breach and the news of the revocation of many of its certificates to trick users into downloading malware.

The latest spam campaign reported by Barracuda Labs targets the customers of the Royal Bank of Canada, and the email sent to them contain "Your digital certificate has expired!" in the subject line and a spoofed From field.

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You can read more about this new spam attack - here.
 
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