Fake Subpoenas Sent To CEOs For Social Engineering

An anonymous reader writes "The Internet Storm Center notes that emails that look like subpoenas are being sent out to the CEOs of major US corporations. The email tries to entice the victim to click on a link for 'more information.' According to the ISC's John Bambenek: 'We've gotten a few reports that some CEOs have received what purports to be a federal subpoena via email ordering their testimony in a case. It then asks them to click a link and download the case history and associated information. One problem, it's [totally] bogus. It's a "click-the-link-for-malware" typical spammer stunt. So, first and foremost, don't click on such links. An interesting component of this scam was that it did properly identify the CEO and send it to his email directly. It's very highly targeted that way.'"

Comments

Re:You already have real problems.

[cynicsreport]

So, first and foremost, don't click on such links.

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Etch a Sketch

[EEPROMS]

We just gave our CEO a new laptop, that reminds me I better tell him he needs to shake it to reset.

Re:You already have real problems.

[Lobster Quadrille]

I clicked it. It just says 'server not found'.

If you're going to make a joke on slashdot, you gotta at least register the domain and build a website, or nobody will take you seriously.