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Miscreants have again adapted the Warezov Trojan horse to target Skype users, Websense Security Labs warned on Thursday.
The attack is similar to threats that target instant-messaging applications. A targeted Skype user will receive a chat message with the text "Check up this" and a link to a malicious executable called file_01.exe on a website, Websense said in an alert. If the user runs the file, several other files are downloaded and run, it said.

SMiShing, Battery Draining and SMS Interception – Three New Attacks Threaten Mobile Phones.

A new threat is emerging; phishing via SMS or SMiShing. In the most recently discovered form victims receive an SMS message stating that they’ve been subscribed to a dating service and will be charged $2 per day to their mobile phone bill. They are then directed to a website address in the event they wish to cancel this subscription. Since most consumers are loathe to pay an extra $60 per month in premium service charges they visit the site via their mobile just to be safe.