Spammers impersonate MSNBC, CNN. Victims hit with malware »
Posted By Wil 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & TechnologySpammers have upped the ante in their efforts to trick news consumers, switching from e-mails with tabloid-style headlines to impersonating major online news services. On Wednesday, e-mails that appeared to be from msnbc.com landed in inboxes worldwide, promising breaking news and confusing some recipients.
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TimALoftis10 months, 4 weeks ago
I received one of these emails that thankfully it went into my spam folder and I did not open it.
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hefaa110 months, 4 weeks ago
Me too, something about a CNN top ten list in the title. I didn't open the e-mail, I just deleted it.
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Happy3110 months, 4 weeks ago
"CNN Alerts!- Major airliner crashes..."
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hefaa110 months, 4 weeks ago
I just got another one from MSNBC stating that the C.I.A just captured Osama bin Laden. Come on you A-hole spammers, people are gullible, but not that gullible.
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