Bin Laden 'death film' goes viral and creates a vector for clickjackers
According to Dan Whitworth, the BBC's Newsbeat technology reporter we've yet another new clickjacker vector ...
Online spammers using fake videos and photos of Osama Bin Laden's death have seen their phishing scam go viral. Since the al-Qaeda leader was shot and killed by American special forces there's been speculation about exactly how he died. This has meant the scam has quickly spread around the world, often through email and Facebook accounts. In America the FBI has already warned internet users about the dangers of these scams. Agents says viruses which are downloaded are often programmed to steal personal information like email addresses, passwords and dates of birth.
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