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Marshall & Ilsley Bank- 'Security Update!'
27-Apr-2005

Summary
Email title: 'Security Update!'
Scam target: Marshall & Ilsley Bank customers
Sender:

service@mibank.com

Sender spoofed/hidden? Spoofed
Scam goal: Getting victim'sMarshall & Ilsley Bank debit card information, SSN, name, email address
Phish link method: URL link
Link 'masked'? Yes
Visible link: https://login.personal.marshall&ilsley.com/logon/logon.asp?dd=1
Actual link to: http://www.marata.com.br/site/flash/cib.ibanking-services.com/cih/index.php
Phish site:

'hijacked'

 
Analysis contributed by: Tumbleweed Communications - Message Protection Lab
 
Overview
 
A phish using a 'hijacked' legal site as a host.
 
E-mail
 
The email is quite scary, but not threatening:
 
 
The absence of a legit header and footer is suspicious, but both the sender and the URL link are spoofed so the email could be convincing.
 
Web Site
Visible link: https://login.personal.marshall&ilsley.com/logon/logon.asp?dd=1
Actual link to: http://www.marata.com.br/site/flash/cib.ibanking-services.com/cih/index.php
Phish site:

'hijacked'

 
The interesting thing about the phishing site is that it is hosted on the domain of a legitimate enterprise in Brazil. The address bar is not tampered with, and this can be seen. Otherwise, it is a pretty plain two-stage (a pseudo-login screen, followed by information request page) phish:
 
 

The presumption is that the scammers have obtained remote access to this server by using some kind of malware.

The second page demands the bulk of the information:

 
 
The ATM number will be superficially checked (with a publicly available formula), but no further checks are made. If the site approves the number, it will redirect to the legitimate bank page, saving the phished information locally.