Fraudulent Katrina websites

ParrotheadGator · Post by **ParrotheadGator** » September 2, 2005 12:02 pm

FYI -

MULTI STATE INFORMATION SHARING AND INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER - CYBER INFORMATION BULLETIN
DATE ISSUED:
September 1, 2005

SUBJECT:
Fraudulent Websites for Hurricane Katrina Victims

OVERVIEW:
We have received information indicating that Internet domain names are being created that could be used to lure unwary users into visiting potentially malicious web sites.

BULLETIN:
Relief and charity efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina began immediately after the hurricane devastated the Gulf Coast area. Shortly thereafter, web sites began to appear which were designed to defraud unsuspecting users. Some of the activities include soliciting donations for seemingly charitable purposes, attempting to collect personal information through phishing scams and also spreading malware to unsuspecting users. Over the past few days, domain names that redirect users to malicious web sites have appeared online, in addition to email scams requesting donations for those impacted by the hurricane. While some of these sites and messages may be legitimate, many are not. At the time of this bulletin, please be aware that the following domains are reported to be suspicious:

katrinahelp.com
katrinacleanup.com
katrinarelief.com.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and additional domains may continue to appear.

In addition to fraudulent web sites, opportunists may use this event as a vehicle for other types of online attacks. For example, email messages that claim to contain attachments with photos, video, or other information about Hurricane Katrina may actually contain viruses, worms, or other malware.

BoozeInTheBlender · Post by **BoozeInTheBlender** » September 2, 2005 12:05 pm

What bastards trying to make a profit off this!

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » September 2, 2005 12:09 pm

Sadly, it was just a matter of (not much) time.

ZeroDuval · Post by **ZeroDuval** » September 2, 2005 12:25 pm

H*ng the b*st*rds....

Jason Mason · Post by **Jason Mason** » September 2, 2005 6:58 pm

that's just sick...

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » September 2, 2005 7:40 pm

These people p*ss me off more than the looters who take tv's (cause those people are just stoopid

).

fruityparrothead · Post by **fruityparrothead** » September 2, 2005 9:33 pm

BoozeInTheBlender wrote:What bastards trying to make a profit off this!

Because they ARE bastards!!!!!!!!

tequilatom · Post by **tequilatom** » September 2, 2005 9:38 pm

it's sick but not surprising. That's why i went the safe route and went to The Red Cross to donate. At least that way i getting my donation in the right hands.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » September 3, 2005 8:26 am

PHREAKING ELECTRONI LOOTERS!!!
Not really anything new....they have always been out there scamming.

Here is a list of REAL organization ( not all inclusive ) from Kim Komando:
http://www.komando.com/disaster_relief.asp

She will add to the list as she gets more.
The links are hot on the page, just did not activate when I copied and pasted them in here.
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Charitable Organizations

American Red Cross
Habitat for Humanity
Hurricane Katrina Survivors
Network for Good
North Shore Animal League: Hurricane Katrnia Animal Rescue
Salvation Army

Missing People

Craig's List for New Orleans
DeadlyKatrina
Eyes on Katrina — A south Mississippi hurricane journal
Katrina Check-In: Searching, I'm OK
New Orleans Pundit
Nola.com
Stay in Contact
WDSU TV (New Orleans)
WLOX TV (Biloxi)
WWL-TV (New Orleans) Searching, I'm OK
Wikipedia

Governmental Agencies

State of Alabama
State of Florida
State of Louisana
State of Mississippi
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)