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Let’s Be Careful Out There
By Larry Hendrick | June 10, 2005
Sorry for the reference to “Hill Street Blues” as the men were sent out to begin their shifts, but it is becoming more critical than ever to be careful. The following story brings home how Pop culture can be exploited to get to your computer.
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A spam campaign that claims that Michael Jackson has attempted suicide is seeking to infect e-mail users with a Trojan horse, SophosLabs said yesterday. The message text claims, “Last night, while in his Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson has made a suicidal attempt.” When users click on the link they are taken to a Web site which secretly installs malicious code onto their PCs.
So what does this mean? YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL OUT THERE!
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