Emails That Appear to Come From Pinterest Actually Drop Blackhole Malware

Security firm Trend Micro reports that hackers have turned to emails designed to look like they are from Pinterest to lure users into clicking the links that will install the Blackhole Exploit Kit on their machines.

Hackers disguise their emails with the logos of major social networks in order to make the email appear to come from a company with whom many users have accounts.

The emails Trend Micro researchers noticed in late June report that the user’s password has been changed and offer a link to the login information.