Current Activity - Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Email Scam

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US-CERT Current Activity

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Email Scam

Original release date: March 26, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Last revised: March 26, 2010 at 3:20 pm


US-CERT is aware of public reports of an active email scam. These
emails, which appear to come from seemingly legitimate law firms,
indicate that someone has filed a copyright lawsuit against the
message recipient. The messages may contain malicious attachments or
web links. If a user opens the attachment or follows the link,
malicious code may be installed on the user's system.

US-CERT encourages users to take the following preventative measures
to help mitigate the security risks:
  * Do not follow unsolicited web links and do not open unsolicited
    email messages.
  * Maintain up-to-date antivirus software.
  * Use caution when visiting untrusted websites.
  * Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document
    for more information on avoiding email scams.
  * Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
    document for more information on social engineering attacks.

Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html>

<http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8497>

<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf>

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http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#copyright_infringement_lawsuit_email_scam

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