Computer security experts warned that online scammers may seek to exploit the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden to spread malware. Paul Ducklin of computer security company Sopjos said in a blog post, "Watch out for the links you are likely to come across in email or on social networking sites offering you additional coverage of this newsworthy event".
Ducklin said, "Many of the links you see will be perfectly legitimate links. But at least some are almost certain to be dodgy links, deliberately distributed to trick you into hostile Internet territory".
Mike Lennon of Security Week said cybercriminals "typically use very attractive headlines to encourage users to click links and direct them to malware infected Web pages".
Lennon said, "Links are already beginning to spread across Facebook, similar to what happened following news of the recent earthquakes in Japan. Users should be cautious of spam containing links to photos, videos and other information that sounds remarkably interesting on Bin Laden's death".
He said, "Users also need to be cautious of Tweets through Twitter, and Facebook posts, as cybercriminals gear up to attract upsuspecting traffic to spread malware".
Cybercriminals frequently use high profile news events in a bid to entrap unsuspecting victims.
Mike Lennon of Security Week said cybercriminals "typically use very attractive headlines to encourage users to click links and direct them to malware infected Web pages".
Lennon said, "Links are already beginning to spread across Facebook, similar to what happened following news of the recent earthquakes in Japan. Users should be cautious of spam containing links to photos, videos and other information that sounds remarkably interesting on Bin Laden's death".
He said, "Users also need to be cautious of Tweets through Twitter, and Facebook posts, as cybercriminals gear up to attract upsuspecting traffic to spread malware".
Cybercriminals frequently use high profile news events in a bid to entrap unsuspecting victims.
