{"id":4779,"date":"2012-05-24T09:15:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T09:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2015-02-03T13:51:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T21:51:47","slug":"department-of-homeland-security-says-its-olympic-time-beware-of-malware-and-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/department-of-homeland-security-says-its-olympic-time-beware-of-malware-and-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Homeland Security: It&#8217;s Olympic Time, Beware of Malware and Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you&#8217;re probably aware, the 2012 summer Olympics are just a few months away. Held in London starting on July 27, this event will draw attention from around the world. It will also be exploited by scammers and malware creators.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS has issued <a href=\"http:\/\/info.publicintelligence.net\/NCCIC-Olympics2012.pdf\">a document warning of the many threats to the Olympics<\/a>. While part of the document is about politically-motivated attempts to disrupt the games, one section deals with malware and scams. These high-profile events are very lucrative to scammers. The DHS says that &#8220;During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, one gang made approximately $3.5 million USD selling fake tickets online to unsuspecting victims.&#8221; These sales take place via bogus web sites, and potential victims are often recruited via spam. The DHS report also says that &#8220;Criminals have also begun distributing spam with malicious attachments,&#8221; so be very careful about any files you get in the coming months discussing this event.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond spam, however, another threat is malicious web sites. Using SEO (search engine optimization) trickery, cyber-criminals will create web sites attempting to lure users who perform web searches, and feed them malware from these sites. &#8220;The most prevalent type of malware distributed through this type of attack is rogueware or fake antivirus, which tricks users into purchasing fake security software.&#8221; However, it is entirely possible that the Flashback malware could be served by such web sites.<\/p>\n<p>So be careful in the coming months. 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