The Clifton, N.J.-based Comodo Antispam Labs identified a new phishing attack targeting business and consumer users of Alibaba.com, a global, Chinese e-commerce site that has some 400 million active users.
As part of a random phishing campaign, fake emails were sent from what appeared to be an Alibaba.com email address, [email protected]. Alibaba.com brings in more than $12 billion in annual revenue, according to Time Inc.
The phishing emails asked Alibaba.com customers to verify their account information to cut down on spam and ironically, fraudulent emails. Those behind the phishing emails then attempted to steal passwords when users logged in to verify their information.
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