FBI warns of new Storm worm variant | |
From: | Joe Klemmer |
Date: | Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:34:20 -0400 |
FBI warns of new Storm worm variant By Robert Vamosi, News.com Posted on ZDNet News: Jul 31, 2008 4:56:34 AM On Wednesday, the FBI and its partner, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), warned against a new email campaign being used by the creators of the Storm worm botnet. The email uses the phrase 'FBI vs. Facebook' in its subject line and contains a link to view an article about the FBI and Facebook, the popular social-networking website. Clicking on the link downloads malicious software onto the victim's computer. [Unless you're running on Linux or Mac - jjk] http://news.zdnet.com/2424-1009_22-213604.html