Hi-tech thieves target Olympics

The start of the Olympics has proved irresistible to cyber criminals, say security firms. The volume of junk e-mail messages with an Olympic theme spiked prior to the opening ceremony, said Symantec.

The start of the Olympics has proved irresistible to cyber criminals, say security firms.The volume of junk e-mail messages with an Olympic theme spiked prior to the opening ceremony, said Symantec.The malicious messages try to trick people into visiting fake sites or opening booby-trapped e-mail attachments, say other firms.Some messages falsely claim users have won an Olympic lottery and encourage them to respond to claim their prize.
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