Hackers Use Yale Name To Spread WMF Exploit
By Adam Dodge - Posted on January 9th, 2006
Quick Facts
- Date: 1/9/2006
- Institution: Yale University
- Type of Incident: Impersonation
- Number Affected: Unknown
- Source: InfoSec News
- Abstract Source: Yale Daily News
Abstract
A forged e-mail address of a Yale professor was used by hackers to spread a variant of the WMF exploit. The e-mail attempts to fool recipients into clicking on an included hypertext link. The e-mail is from a factious "Professor Robert Gordens" and asks the recipients for help in catching a graffiti vandal. Yale has not been linked to this WMF attack but has already received over 30 complaints from British citizens.
