This is just too hilarious: internet hackers are now spreading around emails with the subject line "Madonna caught swine flu!" to spread spam and virusses around the internet!
Says The Sun: If links within the emails are clicked, they could download so-called spyware allowing a hacker to gain access to a machine and steal banking details or personal information.
According to computer security firm McAfee Avert Labs, spam relating to the Swine Flu outbreak now makes up nearly two per cent of all rogue messages worldwide.
Greg Day, of McAfee, said: “This is simple double whammy social engineering.
“We see attackers all the time try and trick us into infecting ourselves through the use of current affairs and popular topics.
“Here is a topic everyone is watching the news for information about and here's a big celebrity who people want to follow the gossip from.
“People will want to click it and that's the goal from the attackers.”
Madonna has gone viral, y'all!
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