Trend Micro researchers say they found multiple common threads that tie the spam messages together as one effort by one cybercriminal group. The attackers blended phishing, spear-phishing, drive-by downloads, and traffic redirection into one attack. LinkedIn, Facebook, American Express, US Airways, UPS, and several other high-profile organizations are all part of a single, orchestrated attack campaign. Trend Micro: “It’s one operation probably run by two to three individuals very focused on the theft of financial credentials””]

