Bogus bomb, somewhere near you

This scam targets our fear to trick us into clicking onto a dangerous site. Always be aware and check before you click on any unsolicited material. Worth remembering you computer broadcasts your approximate geographical location.

Security labs have discovered a variant of malicious spam that is engineered to report an exploded bomb within the recipient’s vicinity.

The ‘waledac’ variant, containing an apparent link to a Reuters website, shows the geolocation of the explosive as corresponding to the users IP address. more...