Cybercriminals are targeting users interested in learning information about the ongoing wildfires raging in California's Angeles National Forest, Panda Security has warned. In one trial. searches for “angeles crest fire” yielded a malicious link as the third most relevant search result. If clicked, a fake system scan is displayed, aiming to trick users into thinking their computer is infected and offering to download a rogue anti-virus product. — AM
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Wildfire malware
Cybercriminals are targeting users interested in learning information about the ongoing wildfires raging in California's Angeles National Forest, Panda Security has warned. In one trial. searches for "angeles crest fire" yielded a malicious link as the third most relevant search result. If clicked, a fake system scan is displayed, aiming to trick users into thinking their computer is infected and offering to download a rogue anti-virus product. — AM
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