JMH
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- Apr 2, 2012
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Stealthy malware uses Gmail drafts to steal dataA new strain of malware that uses Gmail drafts in an invisible Internet Explorer window, has been discovered. According to Network World, the malware uses the drafts folder as “the command and control to steal data.”
Because webmail solutions including Gmail are often allowed on corporate machines, the malware could potentially act on company networks without being spotted using “hundreds of different email accounts with names that are very similar to those of real users.”