New: FBI Urges Protecting Emails Claiming to Show Pictures of Dead bin Laden

9:32 PM, May 3, 2011   |    comments
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WASHINGTON -- The FBI is warning computer users against unsolicited emails purporting to show photos or videos of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
     
The bureau says they may contain a virus that can steal personal identification information or infect a computer.

In a statement Tuesday, the bureau cautioned that such malicious software can even be passed along unknowingly by a friend or family member.
     
The FBI urged the public to adjust privacy settings on social networking sites to make it more difficult for people to post material.

 

 

Associated Press