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FSogol

(45,446 posts) Thu Mar 6, 2014, 01:53 PM Mar 2014

Photos of colorful sunsets and cute kitties will drain your bank account

"Trend Micro’s security analysts have recently discovered that images of sunsets (and some cats) being shared on the Internet are carrying malware that can hack into bank accounts and begin drawing funds."

Whole article at Boing Boing
http://boingboing.net/2014/03/03/photos-of-colorful-sunsets-and.html

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Photos of colorful sunsets and cute kitties will drain your bank account (Original Post) FSogol Mar 2014 OP

This is why we can't have nice things on the internet Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #1

Does that explain all the soothing pictures in GD lately? Brickbat Mar 2014 #2

Maybe, what exactly is that poster up to? FSogol Mar 2014 #3

The easeist way to be popular rrneck Mar 2014 #4

They really should explain the problem better seveneyes Mar 2014 #5

NOOOOOO OOOOOOOO! joeybee12 Mar 2014 #6

Are you sure of that? randome Mar 2014 #7

Lies! joeybee12 Mar 2014 #8

We're doomed pintobean Mar 2014 #9

Yeah, but only military strategy against mice... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #10

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

1. This is why we can't have nice things on the internet

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 02:01 PM

Mar 2014

It wasn't enough for the criminals to put malware in the nekkid lady pics; now they have truly sunk to a new low...

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

2. Does that explain all the soothing pictures in GD lately?

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 02:05 PM

Mar 2014

FSogol

(45,446 posts)

3. Maybe, what exactly is that poster up to?

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 02:07 PM

Mar 2014

rrneck

(17,671 posts)

4. The easeist way to be popular

Reply to FSogol (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 02:12 PM

Mar 2014

is tell people what they want to hear.

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)

5. They really should explain the problem better

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 02:12 PM

Mar 2014

It's not the pictures that do the damage. The computer must already be infected by the application that actually uses the hidden "configuration" data inside the images. Details matter.