[US-CERT Alert] Spam, Phishing, and Malicious Code Related to Recent Celebrity Deaths

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:29:46 Z

"US-CERT is aware of public reports of an increased number of spam campaigns, phishing attacks, and malicious code targeting the recent deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. These email messages may attempt to gain user information through phishing attacks or by recording email addresses if the user replies to the message. Additionally, email messages may contain malicious code or may contain a link to a seemingly legitimate website containing malicious code..."
Cf.: http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#spam_campaigns_based_on_recent

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