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Is that URL for real? Posted by Mikko @ 08:23 GMT

Here's a fairly standard bank phishing e-mail, targeting a bank in India:

Reserve Bank of India phishing

Nice touch with that "Beware of Phishing" warning…

Let's look at the attached HTML file:

Reserve Bank of India phishing

You got to be kidding me? The page has redirection to
http://amen.fr.softms.com.netwayexchange.com.liberty-textiles.org.v2nmobile.com.manchesteraircooled.com.blackcountrymortgages.com.cardiorenew-europe.com.solhosts.com.giveupthecigs.com.extravite.com.taxrepay.co.uk? That hostname can't possibly work…

Except it does.

Reserve Bank of India phishing

The redirection goes to reserve.bank.minecraftarena.fr. And the front page of minecraftarena.fr shows a fake "account suspended" message. Nice touch.

The phishing page looks like this:

Reserve Bank of India phishing

The ultimate target of the attack is to collect bank logins and credit card numbers:

Reserve Bank of India phishing

Thanks to Ravikiran for help.