Movie loving Internet users are searching the web for information
and gossip about the Academy Award winners, making phrases like
"Oscars Winners" one of the most commonly searched for phrases on
the Internet. However, using SEO (search engine optimization)
techniques, hackers have created webpages stuffed with content
which appears to be related to the Oscars, but in reality are
designed to infect visiting computers.
"Hackers have created poisoned pages that appear on the first
page of search engine results, tempting users to click on
them. However, if you visit the links you can expect to see
bogus warnings that your computer is infected with viruses that try
and trick you into downloading dangerous clean-up software or
handing over your credit card details.
Scareware or fake anti-virus attacks like this are an
increasingly common weapon in the armoury of cybercriminal, jumping
on the coat tails of breaking news stories,” explains Graham
Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant for Sophos. To avoid traps
laid by hackers, Cluley advises users to visit mainstream news
websites for reading news.
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