Royaltech Benn Glazier

Rambling and blogging for over 8 years, from good food and drink around town, eclectic electronic music, absolutely anything to do with digital media, throw some sport (more than likely cricket) in and the odd personal experience — as seen through my viewfinder.

Flickr Phishing Scams

In the last couple of days you may have received an email that reads something like this:

Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:09:36 +0800
From: Sarah
To: benn@example.com
Subject: question about your photo

I’ve accidently found _your photo_ at a flickr and i’m very interested in it.
Can you tell me what place i can see in the background of it?


wbr, Jean

Being a Flickr user, it was the first time I’d seen a phishing attempt via Flickr, so I decided to investigate it further. The link in the email takes you to http://www.cyper.netiro.pl/flickr.html - type it in if you must visit it. The page itself is a poor imitation of a Flickr page and will attempt to download and install malware on your computer.

So, be informed. Unsolicited e-mail should always be treated with suspicion. Find out more at AusCERT.

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