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Osama Malware Scam Spreads to Facebook

#1 Nosuke

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Posted 03 May 2011 - 01:34 PM

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News of Osama bin Laden's assassination may have appeared on Twitter before the official confirmation but surfers following up supposed offers of live kill footage from Facebook or email will almost certainly end up hitting malware.

Breaking news items are often taken as the theme for search engine manipulation designed to deliver links to scareware portals in search results – and the death of the al Queda leader is no exception. Scams featuring JavaScript code and Facebook chat messages are also doing the rounds, Trend Micro reports.

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This post has been edited by Nosuke: 03 May 2011 - 01:34 PM