US-CERT Current Activity Swine Flu Phishing Attacks and Email Scams Original release date: April 27, 2009 at 3:04 pm Last revised: April 27, 2009 at 3:04 pm US-CERT is aware of public reports of email scams circulating related to the Swine Flu. The attacks arrive via an unsolicited email message typically containing a subject line related to the Swine Flu. These email messages may contain a link or an attachment. If users click on this link or open the attachment, they may be directed to a phishing website or exposed to malicious code. US-CERT encourages users to take the following measures to protect themselves: * Do not follow unsolicited web links or attachments in email messages. * Maintain up-to-date antivirus software. * Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document for more information on avoiding email scams. * Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks document for more information on social engineering attacks. US-CERT will provide additional details as they become available. Relevant Url(s): <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html> <http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/04/27/swine-flue-spam/> <http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf> ==== This entry is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#swine_flu_phishing_attacks_and Produced 2009 by US-CERT, a government organization. Note: Posted according to copyright permissions of US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) Purpose of Posting -- To help others keep their genealogy computers healthy.