SophosLabs has intercepted a malware campaign that has been spammed out, exploiting interest in the London Olympics which are currently making headlines and filling TV schedules around the world.
The emails, which have been spammed out so far in limited numbers, all have a subject line designed to entice sports fans into opening the messages:
Huge scandal with the USA Women’s Gymnastics Team on the 2012 London Olympics
Part of the email reads:
Recent Olympic gold medal winner, USA Women’s Gymnastics winner Gabrielle Douglas, faces a lifetime ban after reportedly testing positive to banned diuretic furosemide. With details of the case still emerging, British Olympics Committee has ordered a suspension of the athlete until final results arrive.
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