Fradulent E-mail Claiming to be From DHS and the FBI Counterterrorism Division
Fraudulent e-mails containing the subject line "New DHS Report" have been
circulating since August 15, 2009. The e-mails claim to be from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the
FBI Counterterrorism Division. The e-mail text contains information about "New Usama Bin Ladin Speech Directed to
the People of Europe," and has an attachment titled "audio.exe." The attachment is purportedly an audio speech from
Bin Ladin; however, it actually contains malicious software intended to steal information from the recipient's system.
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