Well, so it has come to this. As if it’s not bad enough that lonely folks have been pushed off into the void of the internet to look for love on sites like Lavalife. Now the phishers are trying to harvest the personal info for the lovelorn via bots.
That’s cold.
From Computer World:
Internet users are being warned about a new malware trend involving the use of natural language dialogue systems that are already deployed within gaming technologies.
The software conducts fully automated flirtatious conversations in a bid to collect personal data from those seeking relationships online.
Developed in Russia, the new software is known as CyberLover and has been uncovered by security vendor PC Tools.
CyberLover can be found in chat-rooms and dating sites trying to lure victims into sharing their identity or visiting websites with malicious content.
According to its creators, CyberLover can establish a new relationship with up to 10 partners in just 30 minutes and its victims cannot distinguish it from a human being.
PC Tools is concerned about the program’s ability to mimic human behaviour during online interactions and urges internet users to beware of this new breed of software that can easily be used for malicious purposes.
[tags]Cyber Love, Online Dating, Lava Life, ID Theft[/tags]
