Web News - Online scammers exploit MH17 crash
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In this edition: online scammers exploit the Malaysian Airlines crash; Australian web users protest the abolition of the controversial carbon tax; and a Walter White doll floats into space.
ONLINE SCAMMERS EXPLOIT MH17 CRASH
“Beware of online scammers taking advantage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy. If you want to find out more about this catastrophe, only use reliable new sources and be particularly wary of links posted on social networking sites”. This warning was issued to web users by the Australian government via the site Scamwatch. It aims to raise awareness about unscrupulous web users who are exploiting Thursday’s tragedy in the Ukrainian skies for financial gain.
As recalled by the Canberra Times website, since Thursday, at least six fake accounts in the names of crash victims have been set up on Facebook. Before being closed by the social network, these accounts redirected net users towards sites filled with pop-up ads, thus generating traffic and revenue for their creators.
Another scam on Facebook concerning the MH17 crash encourages net users to click on a link claiming to show images of a missile hitting the Malaysia Airlines plane. The site Cyberwarzone warns that this link contains a virus, and urges net users not to fall into the trap.
Finally, credit cards of passengers have purportedly been stolen by thieves who may be trying to use them online. This was asserted on Friday by Ukrainian minister, Anton Gerashchenko in a press release published on his Facebook page. He calls on victims’ families to quickly block the cards of their lost loved ones to stop fraudsters using them.
AUSTRALIA: WEB USERS PROTEST CARBON TAX REPEAL
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ONLINE SCAMMERS EXPLOIT MH17 CRASH
“Beware of online scammers taking advantage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy. If you want to find out more about this catastrophe, only use reliable new sources and be particularly wary of links posted on social networking sites”. This warning was issued to web users by the Australian government via the site Scamwatch. It aims to raise awareness about unscrupulous web users who are exploiting Thursday’s tragedy in the Ukrainian skies for financial gain.
As recalled by the Canberra Times website, since Thursday, at least six fake accounts in the names of crash victims have been set up on Facebook. Before being closed by the social network, these accounts redirected net users towards sites filled with pop-up ads, thus generating traffic and revenue for their creators.
Another scam on Facebook concerning the MH17 crash encourages net users to click on a link claiming to show images of a missile hitting the Malaysia Airlines plane. The site Cyberwarzone warns that this link contains a virus, and urges net users not to fall into the trap.
Finally, credit cards of passengers have purportedly been stolen by thieves who may be trying to use them online. This was asserted on Friday by Ukrainian minister, Anton Gerashchenko in a press release published on his Facebook page. He calls on victims’ families to quickly block the cards of their lost loved ones to stop fraudsters using them.
AUSTRALIA: WEB USERS PROTEST CARBON TAX REPEAL
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