Erin Andrews peephole warning

Security researchers have warned that a tape of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews undressing in a hotel room is being used to spread malware. The warning comes after the 'peephole' footage of Andrews circulated online, leading to lawyers issuing a threat of legal action to anyone distributing the video. Megan Fox sex tape warning However, cybercriminals are now setting up web pages claiming to show the footage, only for error messages to appear when you attempt to watch the video. In order to see the footage, you are told, you need to download a codec - however, it is actually a Trojan horse that installs itself on your system. "Hackers are no slacks when it comes to taking advantage of a hot internet search trend, and they have been quick to set up bogus web pages claiming to contain the video footage of Ms Andrews in her hotel room," said Graham Cluley of Sophos.

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