Halifax 26 - Phishing

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Summary

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Target:	Halifax
Date discovered:	10/05/2008

General The goal is to get the following information:
    • Bank account
    • Personal data
    • Email account

Phishing method:
    • URL link

Email Details From: alerts@halifax.co.uk
Subject: Account Renewal Notice

Visible link: https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/_mem_bin/formslogin.asp?so urce=...
Actual link: http://worldsnipers.com/modules/Neos_Chronos/backups/li.htm
IP address: 212.97.132.136

The email is designed to avoid detection from Antispam and Antiphishing. The technique is:
• The Body of the email contains HTML content.

This screenshot is how the phishing email looks like:

Page Details Visible URL: http://worldsnipers.com/modules/Neos_Chronos/backups/li.htm
Actual URL: http://worldsnipers.com/modules/Neos_Chronos/backups/li.htm
IP address: 212.97.132.136

The phishing page will look like the following:

See a brief description here.

Description inserted by Dominik Auerbach on Sun, 11 May 2008 15:02 (GMT+1)

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