US LogMeIn 2012 Malware Attack (Q15034)
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A data breach risk event
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US LogMeIn 2012 Malware Attack
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A data breach risk event
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January 2012
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Customers of remote PC administration service Logmein.com and electronic signature provider Docusign.com are complaining of a possible breach of customer information after receiving malware-laced emails to accounts they registered exclusively for use with those companies. Both companies say they are investigating the incidents, but so far have found no evidence of a security breach. Some LogMeIn users began complaining of receiving malware spam to LogMeIn-specific email addresses on Dec. 3, 2012. The messages matched spam campaigns that spoofed the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other organizations in a bid to trick recipients into opening a malicious attachment. Multiple LogMeIn users reported receiving similar spam to addresses they had created specifically for their LogMeIn ac (English)
