Hackers are trying to cash in on the Virginia Tech university tragedy
Tilgore Kraut - April 19, 2007
Hackers have begun cashing in on the Virginia Tech university tragedy by spamming out malware-infected emails purporting to offer cameraphone footage of the attack which resulted in more than 30 deaths.
Email messages carry a photograph of gunman Cho Seung Hui and claim to link to a Brazilian movie website carrying footage of the campus shootings. But clicking on the link downloads a malicious screensaver file which installs a banking spyware Trojan.
The Trojan attempts to steal passwords, usernames and other information from online bank users, opening the possibility for identity theft and allowing bank accounts to be raided by cyber-criminals.
So my advice: don’t open suspicious mail, be very-very careful and keep your antivirus software updated.
(via vnunet.com)
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