Hackers Send "Dalai Lama" Malware Spam Emails

[Kristijntje]

Hackers have taken advantage of the worldwide attention centered on the violent protests in Myanmar to further the spread of malware, according to security firm Sophos. A new scam sends its victims e-mail with an attached Microsoft Word document purportedly written by the Dalai Lama supporting the pro-democracy demonstrations in the country. The file, once viewed, opens the PC to malware...

Once a PC is infected through the Word file, he continued, the machine becomes a slave to hackers.

"They can do whatever they like with it really," he noted. "They can send spam. They can steal information from you. They can log your keystrokes and steal your passwords."...

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[sneakymagenta]

I'm feeling left out.  They didn't send me one.