Spam, Phishing, and Malware Related to Presidential Inauguration
added January 15, 2009 at 11:11 am

US-CERT has received reports of an increased number of phishing sites and spam related to the upcoming Presidential Inauguration. US-CERT reminds users that phishing and spamming campaigns often coincide with highly publicized events. Users should remain cautious when receiving unsolicited email.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to take the following preventative measures to help mitigate the security risks:
Install antivirus software, and keep the virus signatures up to date.
Do not follow unsolicited links and do not open unsolicited email messages.
Use caution when visiting untrusted websites.
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.

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