[1st-mile-nm] Fake E-mail from CDC on Swine Flu Spreads PC Virus

Marianne Granoff granoff at zianet.com
Wed Dec 2 11:25:10 PST 2009



from another list - FYI


>Fake E-mail from CDC on Swine Flu Spreads PC Virus
>      Hackers are spreading a vicious computer virus through spam 
> e-mail messages that urge recipients to visit a bogus website 
> offering vaccinations to protect them against another virus -- the 
> one that causes swine flu. The e-mail purports to be from the U.S. 
> Centers for Disease Control, directing them to what looks like an 
> official government website to fill out a vaccination form, said 
> researchers from security firms Symantec and AppRiver.
>      Read more: 
> http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5B04ZP20091201
>




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