Economic Woes Ramp Up Online Threats


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Economic Woes Ramp up Online Threats

by Ailene Dela Rosa (Technical Communications)

Watch out! Cybercriminals, as expected, are jumping in the economic recession bandwagon.

Trust these fraudsters to take advantage of and cash in on the global recession. The Federal Trade Commission is warning against the boom of new online scams that promise government grants to aid cash-strapped consumers.

These include spammed email messages containing links to websites purported to provide information on how to qualify for the economic stimulus package. These sites download spyware into the affected user’s system instead.

A number of malicious websites could also be posing as pages of government agencies, some complete with logos of various news networks, or even a photo of a smiling President Barack Obama urging users to claim their “free grant money.”

Trend Micro for article & screenshots - http://blog.trendmicro.com/

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