Cybercriminals exploit MH17 tragedy


  • TECH
  • Monday, 21 Jul 2014

Just hours after Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it had lost control of flight MH17 from Amsterdam, Internet security company Trend Micro Inc came across some suspicious tweets written in Indonesian.

The URLs in the tweets, once clicked by users, lead to malicious domains, linked to malware. Cybercriminals always ride the bandwagon of tragic news and incidents.

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