This is not the first time we have seen immoral opportunists take advantage of a natural disaster to fill their pockets with money meant for victims.
Carole Theriault
We are already seeing a transformation, where virus writing is getting more sinister and turning toward monetary gain.
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Smaller, targeted attacks are on the increase, with the emergence of a new breed of financially-motivated online criminal. The concern is that if users continue to combine unsafe computing practices with outdated threat protection, they'll be a soft target for this new form of attack
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Yes, they take credit for it,.. They try to impress one another and outdo one another.
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Virus writers are always looking for new tricks to entice innocent computer users into running their malicious code. This latest ploy feeds on people's desire for the latest news.
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This is the second massive e-mail attack from this hacker in two days, the creator is obviously intent on infecting as many people as possible.
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We advise all companies to consider circulating a policy on virus hoaxes to curb the spread of these annoying emails that can cause mail overload and results in down time and loss of profits. Although they do not cause serious network damage, certain hoaxes, such as the HIV Needle email, are cruel tricks that can be very upsetting for those users receiving them.
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That may not surprise people who think it might contain genuine breaking news about Michael Jackson.
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There are two re-entries fooling users this month. The Elf Bowling hoax, which has made a festive re-appearance, warns users that the game is infected with a virus and should be deleted immediately upon receipt. This hoax is essentially harmless, but serves as a reminder to companies that they should explain to employees the danger of distributing executable files. The game, while not a malicious threat, can divert employees from doing real work.
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If you click on the link, the Web site displays a message saying it is too busy, which may not surprise people who think it might contain genuine breaking news about Michael Jackson.
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