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Bin Laden's Death Being Used To Spread Malware

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-didn't-take-long dept.

wiredmikey writes "Following the successful operation by US forces to kill Osama bin Laden, Internet users are searching in the masses for any details about the incident they can find. Cyber-criminals know this and have already been at work to 'poison' common search results hoping to gain access to people's computers and infect them with malware."

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  1. And this is news how? by rinoid · · Score: 5, Informative

    Everything is used to spread malware. So Osama rates up there with child porn, penis enlargment, hair loss, belly fat, viagra, cheap drugs, and people wishing to deposit millions of dollars into your bank account?

    1. Re:And this is news how? by webmistressrachel · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes....

      And I'll LMAO if this comment gets modded "Informative". Sillier things have happened on /. - I'm pretty sure that the mod system is a placebo for the users, and that it's really a random number generator, or some of the pigeons from PageRank moonlighting...

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  2. I also heard that by W1sdOm_tOOth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Elton John is already recording a tribute - "Sandals in the Bin"

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  3. Re:Yep - got me by RDW · · Score: 3, Funny

    'Was searching for Bin Laden news, found a program called "Fox Tab" in the search results, and discovered this PDF creation tool was actually a trojan.'

    Even worse, I was searching for 'MILF' and I got a legitimate news story about Bin Laden:

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/05/02/11/moro-rebels-call-bin-laden-martyr

    ("...He added that bin Laden's death has no direct effect on the MILF.")

    Be careful out there!

  4. Do we need to hear about this every time?? by AC-x · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I swear I read this same article every time: "[Insert world event here] being used to spread malware"

  5. MODS by TapeCutter · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm ugly, I'm wierd, and I post crap

    +1 informative.

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  6. Re:Evil scumbags by halivar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let us at least agree that Osama died as he lived: violently and without mercy.