Hack the Olympics??? NAh...
August 2008
Hackers leverage Olympics in new attacks. Internet and computer security firms report that the Summer Olympics have presented cyber criminals with an opportunity to leverage public interest in the games to launch new attacks. Olympic themed junk emails spiked before the games’ opening ceremony, with hackers sending malicious messages aiming to trick unsuspecting recipients into opening booby-trapped attachments or to visit phony Web sites. Some of the messages were disguised as fake award notifications, telling users that they had won an Olympic lottery and needed to respond to claim their prize.
Hackers leverage Olympics in new attacks. Internet and computer security firms report that the Summer Olympics have presented cyber criminals with an opportunity to leverage public interest in the games to launch new attacks. Olympic themed junk emails spiked before the games’ opening ceremony, with hackers sending malicious messages aiming to trick unsuspecting recipients into opening booby-trapped attachments or to visit phony Web sites. Some of the messages were disguised as fake award notifications, telling users that they had won an Olympic lottery and needed to respond to claim their prize.
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