Fake Nobel Peace Prize Invitation Contains Virus
Computer security experts warned that a fake email invitation to this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is circulating and carrying a virus capable of infecting the computer of anyone who opens it.
The Contagio Internet security blog reported that the email includes a PDF attachment containing a so-called "Trojan horse," that allows hackers to take control of victims' computers.
"Dear Sir/Madame. I enclose a letter from Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen inviting you to join him in Oslo for the December 11th (sic) prize ceremony. Let me know if you have any questions," the email reads. The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was attributed in October to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and will be handed over at an official ceremony in Oslo on December 10.
