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« on: May 03, 2005, 07:45:13 AM »
In the news..
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - World Cup organizers warned Tuesday of a computer virus spread through fake e-mails telling fans they have won tickets to next year's tournament.
The virus is contained in attachments coming from senders with addresses such as "ticketfifa.de" or "gewinnfifa.de," spokesman Gerd Graus said.
"This attachment is surely infected and fake. We really warn against opening it," Graus said.
"What happens when the attachment is opened, we can't really tell yet. It appears that nothing happens to the computers of receivers, but that organizing committee computers are the target."
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for London's Sophos computer security firm, said the bilingual virus can travel in both English and German language e-mails as a malicious attached file.
"Many people will be eager to attend one of the biggest sporting events in the world next year, and may think it is worth the risk of opening the e-mail attachment just in case the prize is for real," Cluley said.
Organizers already have foiled a fraudulent attempt to place more than two million orders for World Cup tickets from the U.S.
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