Blackhole exploit kit (BHEK) spam attacks remain to be a prevalent threat up to this day. In fact, it is one of the top five consumer threats for 2012 due to its use of software vulnerabilities and social engineering tactic of leveraging companies like Verizon, Citibank AT&T, and Western Union among others. Furthermore, there are reports that BHEK recently released updates, which made this threat stealthier than before.
We have continuously monitored this threat and spotted several BHEK campaigns during the holidays. However, we noticed that the perpetrators behind these campaigns took a ‘holiday break’ so to speak since there weren’t any BHEK spam runs from Dec 30 until January 7.
And now that the holidays are over, cybercriminals behind BHEK campaigns are back again, this time spoofing companies like HP, Federal Reserve Bank, and Better Business Bureau.
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