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Ohio AG Warns Of Swine Flu Computer Virus

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Ohio AG Warns Of Swine Flu Computer Virus

Associated Press
Published: December 2, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio?Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray warns that a scam playing on fears of the swine flu virus is spreading a computer virus that could lead to identify theft.

Cordray said Tuesday that Ohioans need to beware of bogus e-mails that appear to come from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announcing the launch of a state vaccination program for swine flu.

The messages encourage recipients to click on a link and download instructions for creating a personal vaccination profile.

Cordray warns that the download infects computers with a virus capable of sending the user?s personal information back to the scammers.

The attorney general says consumers should always resist links in e-mails that come from people they don?t know personally.


http://www.wytv.com/content/news/oh...lu-computer-virus/82wCT4Kr_kSBpVZy_Zvs1w.cspx
 
Re: Ohio AG Warns Of Swine Flu Computer Virus

Health Related Hoaxes and Rumor

Fraudulent emails referencing CDC-sponsored State Vaccination Program
(December 1, 2009)

CDC has received reports of fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program.

The messages request that users must create a personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov website. The message then states that anyone that has reached the age of 18 has to have his/her personal Vaccination Profile on the cdc.gov site.

The CDC has NOT implemented a state vaccination program requiring registration on www.cdc.gov. Users that click on the email are at risk of having malicious code installed on their system. CDC reminds users to take the following steps to reduce the risk of being a victim of a phishing attack:

* Do not follow unsolicited links and do not open or respond to unsolicited email messages.
* Use caution when visiting un-trusted websites.
* Use caution when entering personal information online.

http://www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html
 
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