ACCC warns about Flight MH370 Malware scam

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The ACCC has issued a warning to people searching for information of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 to be on guard as scammers are sending links to stories infected with malware.
ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard explained that the email or social media message may include text such as: ‘Malaysia Plane (MH-370) Has Been Found Near Bermuda Triangle. BBC News: Recent Video Released!’. Rickard added that tf you click on the link, you may be taken to a website complete with logos and branding of legitimate news sites. In order to view the video, you will be asked to install some software (such as a ‘codec’) to be able to access the video format. If you download the software, your computer will be infected with malware.

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Image credit: grahamcluley.com

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