0 Increase in spam, phishing and malware attacks linked to the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett

There have been reports of an increased number of spam campaigns, phishing attacks and malicious code targeting the recent deaths of Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett. These email messages generally attempt to obtain user information, either by classic phishing techniques or by recording email addresses if the user replies to the message. Some emails have contained malicious code or links to apparently legitimate websites that contain malicious code.

It is worth remembering the best practice guidelines for dealing with unsolicited mail as follows:

- Do not follow web links received in unsolicited email messages
- Make sure that your anti-virus software is up to date