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Scammers build fake URL shortening services to improve spam success
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 05/25/2011 09:10 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Security experts at Symantec are warning that spammers are building their own URL shortening services
From v3.co.uk:
Scammers build fake URL shortening services to improve spam success
Symantec explained that, rather than include the shortened links created on these fake URL shortening sites, spammers build shortened URLs created on legitimate shortening sites like bitly which, if clicked, lead to a shortened URL on the spammer's fake URL-shortening web site.
This in turn will redirect to the spammer's web site, according to Symantec.
This in turn will redirect to the spammer's web site, according to Symantec.
Scammers build fake URL shortening services to improve spam success
