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Current Activity - Scams Exploiting Boston Marathon Explosion
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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:51:16 -0400
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 National Cyber Awareness System Scams Exploiting Boston Marathon Explosion Original release date: April 17, 2013 Malicious actors are exploiting the April 15 explosions at the Boston Marathon in attempts to collect money intended for charities and to spread malicious code. Fake websites and social networking accounts have been set up to take advantage of those interested in learning more details about the explosions or looking to contribute to fundraising efforts. For example, the Twitter account @_BostonMarathon was created shortly after the explosions took place. The account stated it would donate $1 for each retweet and was crafted to closely resemble the legitimate Boston Marathon Twitter account (@BostonMarathon). This account has since been suspended by Twitter; however, the likelihood that similar social media accounts will surface remains high. Phishing email campaigns are also circulating using subject lines related to the Boston Marathon explosions. Do not open unexpected attachments or click on links in suspicious emails, even if the email appears to be from someone you know. US-CERT recommends that all persons interested in donating funds should go directly to established charities such as the American Red Cross. Exercise caution when interacting with social media accounts that claim to represent the best interests of those involved in the incident, and directly visit established news sources rather than conducting general search engine queries, as it can be difficult to tell which search results may lead to scam sites. Relevant URL(s): ____________________________________________________________________ Produced by US-CERT, a government organization. ____________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification/ Privacy & Use policy: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ This document can also be found at http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2013/04/17/Scams-Exploiting-Boston-Marathon-Explosion For instructions on subscribing to or unsubscribing from this mailing list, visit http://www.us-cert.gov/mailing-lists-and-feeds/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBUW79KXdnhE8Qi3ZhAQLc6Af/WOwu5cyKZCJLF46MIzv728zIV6QTMiIH M3/WkUvTM0l/Ra7JZywZnx20rpU0hqKVGygZfnehnf7GxTKk05dLoFO1Yi99EJlU 8IEQAyxqy65LcQbAezD3dBMMqX28IH/+ZX7t06VdPp6HG5qFM52dEg8aGco6eSqz 8R6PxbyrllGjUlF1qQ7L22dhJ1BmPJkOxSydcvbK6MEOCn5F8RjGKXHRwQSg6tVq VwEZnG8Z56GW+64271OF5Rc46Cb/TZHFnNw3eBZUgAmgWQhpqNXgcoRh0rEUGVon +JnqhnmShrnnE1PnHcoSjs6J1BIRTd8TBdr6djJouIvnFglz3lIpkA== =dH5y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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