Spammers and cybercriminals are looking to exploit fears over swine flu to peddle counterfeit drugs and steal credit card details, internet security firms have warned.Millions of spam emails are flooding the internet, sending recipients to fake online pharmacies or enticing users to click on links leading to malicious software.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6187942.eceCybercrooks exploit swine flu hysteria
Cybercriminals are exploiting the worldwide hysteria over swine flu to peddle fake drugs and steal credit card details, security experts warn.”The scare has spawned a spamming frenzy, like sharks smelling blood in the water,” Symantec’s Mayur Kulkarni wrote in a blog post.Security firm F-Secure has compiled a list of 146 swine flu-related internet sites that have been registered over the last few days by scammers looking to collect “donations” and peddle malware, fake pills and bogus swine flu survival guides.McAfee said domain name registrations mentioning the word “swine” were up by about 30 times. One of the new sites, noswineflu.com, offers a dodgy “Swine Flu Prevention Guide” for $US19.95.
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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/04/30/1240982319722.htmlBBB Representative Warns Against Swine Flu Scams
The swine flu may not just hurt health, it could empty wallets. Criminals are trying to cash in on fears of the flu by using scams.The Better Business Bureau said it has never seen such a quick rise in Web activity, which shows every sign of leading to scams. Spam e-mails have been reported claiming Madonna and other celebrities have swine flu, and officials said they’re geared to prey on the fears of the public.”When you see the number of domain names registered in the last two days, it’s astronomical,” said BBB representative Michael Galvin.
http://www.wpbf.com/health/19328513/detail.htmlCyber swine tap global flu hysteria with spam blitz
Crooks have been quick to latch on to global swine flu hysteria as a way to turn a quick profit.Security company Symantec said in a blog post yesterday the outbreak had “spawned a spamming frenzy, like sharks smelling blood in the water”.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10569427BBB Warns Against Swine Flu Scams: Scammers are creating their own epidemic of spam e-mails [news release]
Relying on reports from online security experts, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and Web sites trying to take advantage of the current swine flu outbreak.
http://www.bbb.org/us/article/10186Swine flu causes spam fever
Just days after news surfaced of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, spammers are exploiting the news to advertise online pharmacies.Researchers have tracked several new spam runs which refer to the outbreak, using such headlines as ‘swine flu worldwide’ and ‘first US swine flu victims’. Other messages claimed that actress Salma Hayek and pop star Madonna had contracted the illness.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2241236/swine-flu-causes-spam-feverSpammers use swine flu panic to peddle products
Security experts are warning today that computer viruses may be the next part of the swine flu outbreak. Spammers, it seems, have taken advantage of the worldwide panic over the disease to send out e-mails mentioning swine flu to try to trick people into opening them, according to McAfee Avert Labs.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/04/swinefluspam.htmlInternet flooded with swine flu spam
Exploiting worries over the swine flu outbreak, spammers flooded the Internet on Monday with millions of e-mails peddling counterfeit drugs as remedies and seeking to steal credit card data, a security firm said.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE53Q5ZE20090427
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