Just as predicted (somewhere) in the “Mastermind – dead” thread, supposedly “leaked” photos of ObL dead are tainted with malware.
We’ve seen this before with all the major disasters such as the Japanese Earthquake and others.
Curiosity, or a desire to help (in the case of the earthquake) and a desire to learn details attracts large numbers of potential victims whose guard is down (“after all, who would even think of exploiting such a thing?”). The scammers and hackers, that’s who.
Security experts, however, are warning that clicking on any link related to that subject may end up getting your PC infected with malware.
"I suppose this was just inevitable," said McAfee Labs' Director of Security Research, Dave Marcus. "The reported death of Osama Bin Laden is just too good a lure for cybercriminals and scammers to pass up." - chicagotribune.com
emails are now circulating that use links (supposedly connecting people to photos of Bin Laden's corpse) to dupe them into downloading malware. Such a photo has yet to be released by the US government -- and even so, that topic is still under debate.
Do not click on links arriving from unknown sources. Don’t even open emails from an unknown source.
There are also reports suggesting that Google Image files have been laced with malware in an attempt to catch PC users looking for photos of Bin Laden's demise. Social media is also being targeted, per Kaspersky labs regarding Facebook and SOE attacks.
Just navigate to trusted news sites, folks. No reports of them being infected….yet.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/6dc9nah