Don’t Click That Link!
I received a few emails the other day, and no they weren’t for weight loss pills, but they were about the “Daily Top 10” from CNN. In fact, I have received three emails every day for the past four days or so. Of course, I know I am not subscribed to anything from CNN (oh, and the emails are not from CNN anyway), so I knew to mark them as spam and not pay them any attention.
Others might not know, so…
Thousands (possibly millions) of users are receiving what looks like an innocuous daily missive from CNN.com (it sailed right through my spam filter), offering links to the “Daily Top 10″ stories and videos. Flag these emails as spam, and do not click the links inside. The links will direct you to a malware website and attempt to install dangerous software on your PC.
Thanks to Christopher Null, I now know, and so do you, that the emails are nastygrams from pathetic hackers hellbent on destruction.
I’ve been wondering why I’ve gotten those emails lately. I’ve ignored them. Thank goodness!