Abaduni bavuselela umkhonyovu wogaxekile wethikithi lendiza

Ngokuphinda benze iqhinga lasehlobo, abaduni bazama ukukhohlisa abantu ukuthi bathelele ama-PC abo nge-malware ngokubathumela i-imeyili ezenza njengama-invoyisi amathikithi endiza namaphasi okugibela, kusho inkampani yonogada namhlanje.

Ugaxekile, othi uvela e-Continental Airlines Inc., ubonga umamukeli ngokusebenzisa insiza entsha ethi "Thenga ithikithi lendiza ku-Inthanethi". Ibuye inikeze igama lomsebenzisi ne-password yokungena futhi ithi ikhadi lesikweletu lalowo owamukelayo likhokhiswe imali engaphezulu kwama- $ 900, ngokusho kocwaningo lweTrend Micro Inc.

Umlayezo uthi ifayela le-.zip elihlanganisiwe lifaka i-invoyisi kanye "nethikithi lendiza." Empeleni, kuphawulwe iTrend Micro, ifayili le-archive liqukethe ifayela elisebenzisekayo “e-ticket.doc.exe,” empeleni eyi-Windows worm elanda futhi ifake enye ikhodi yokuhlasela kwi-PC.

"Kuyiqhinga lakudala lokunwebeka kabili ngethemba lokuthi uyokhohlisa umsebenzisi ukuthi achofoze kabili okunamathiselwe," kusho uJoey Costoya, umcwaningi weTrend Micro, ebhulogi yokuphepha yenkampani. “Ibinzana elithi 'Ikhadi lakho lesikweletu selikhokhisiwe…' lizomane likhulise ukukhathazeka komsebenzisi, limqinisekise ukuthi ahlolisise futhi achofoze kabili imininingwane 'yendiza," kwengeza uCostoya.

Ukuhlasela okucishe kufane kwahlasela abathengi ngoJulayi nyakenye lapho abaduni bathumela ogaxekile abazenza imilayezo evela kwaDelta Air Lines Inc. naseNorth West Airlines Corp. Phakathi kokwehluka okumbalwa: Umkhankaso wamanje usuqongele kakhulu inani lemali okuthiwa ikhokhiswe amakhadi esikweletu abemukeli. NgoJulayi, izibalo zazivame ukuba sebangeni lama- $ 400.

Izintengo zamathikithi ezindiza zehle kuleli hlobo njengoba izindleko zikaphethiloli zikhuphuka, okuyiqiniso okwenziwe yiZwekazi ngesikhathi lithumela umholo walo wekota yesithathu ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule. Inkampani yezindiza, ebike ukuthi ilahlekelwe yimali engamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-236 kule kota, isola amanani aphezulu kaphethiloli kanye neSiphepho i-Ike ngokungasebenzi kahle.

Ngokusho kwe-Continental, i-jet fuel yayo ilinganiselwe ku- $ 3.49 ngegaloni ngalinye ngekota, isuka ku- $ 2.16, ukwanda ngo-62%. Izintengo zikaPhethiloli zikhuphuke zafika ku- $ 4.21 ngelitha ngalinye ngalesi sikhathi, kusho i-Continental.

I-malware esetshenziswe ngoJulayi nayo yehlukile kunekhodi yokuhlasela ebonwe yiTrend Micro. Ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule, abaduni bazama ukutshala i-Trojan horse entshontsha ama-Windows PC wabasebenzisi. Ihhashi leTrojan lizenzele igama ngo-2007 njengoba i-malware ibisetshenziselwa ukuqeda amarekhodi amakhasimende angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.6 kwaMonster Worldwide Inc., okuyinkampani ephethe indawo edumile yeMonster.com.