O.J. Simpson guilty verdict could lead to malicious spam
Users should be on guard for spam touting the guilty verdict of former professional football star O.J. Simpson, a security company warned today.
"Anytime there's a big news story, spammers latch on to it to get people to click on a link and download their malware," said Sam Masiello, vice president of information security at MX Logic Inc.
Although MX Logic has not yet spotted any Simpson-related spam, Masiello said that company researchers have found evidence of an impending campaign. "We've seen poisoned search results on [Microsoft Corp.'s ] Live Search that lead to some Live Spaces hosting fake video codecs," said Masiello. The tactic, dubbed "search engine poisoning," is frequently used alongside malware spam.
