Spammers are exploiting the fight for democracy in Burma to spread malware, according to recent reports. The surge of media interest in Burma, or Myanmar as the ruling generals prefer, has led spammers to attempt to build up botnets.

Emails have been spammed out purportedly from the Dalai Lama containing ‘information’ about the protests, in which Buddhist monks have been killed for requesting the right to democracy in their own country. Spammers exploit protests in Burma - vnunet.com

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