Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Spam mail using sensational headlines relating to the Olympics are on the increase, a security firm has said.
According to Secure Computing, the storm malware is being spread by emails claiming to be carrying a newsworthy message about the Games.
Benjamin Low of Secure Computing said that the number of spam mail referring to the Olympics has increased by 360 million, Computerworld reports.
He warned that excitement about the Olympics could prompt users who are usually cautious to visit the malicious links.
Mr Low called for caution among users and to install the latest anti-malware and anti-spam software.
In addition, he warned that all programs and data should be backed up.
One recent spam attack has been found by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The spam, which claims that Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvill is homosexual, had more than 500 emails released in 90 minutes in a mass-spam attack, Vnunet.com reported.
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