Being the rubberneckers that we are, interest in video of Nodar Kumaritashvili’s fatal luge accident at the Winter Olympics has remained high over the past few days, dominating Google Trends. But malware peddlers have quickly caught wind, and are using the video as an opportunity to spread malware to unsuspecting users. Like similar scams that spread via video, you arrive at what appears to be a ...
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