Spammers seize on swine flu to pitch bogus meds

[ronjor]

-{ Quote: "By Gregg Keizer

April 27, 2009 (Computerworld) Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security experts warned today.

The number of spam messages with subject headings such as "First US swine flu victims!" and "Madonna caught swine flu!" has spiked today, said Dave Marcus, director of security research at McAfee Inc. And no one should be surprised." }-Article (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132174)

[AKAJohnDoe]

Does anyone else find this intensely humorous? Spam and Swine? Well, I do. ;D

[Judge Dee]

-{ Quote: "Does anyone else find this intensely humorous?" }-
Well I don't. People have died in Mexico, and there will probably be quite a few more who aren't well off enough to get any medical help.
Rather than humorous, it's disgusting.

[AKAJohnDoe]

-{ Quote: "Well I don't. People have died in Mexico, and there will probably be quite a few more who aren't well off enough to get any medical help.
Rather than humorous, it's disgusting." }-

To each his/her own. Certainly the events are tragic, and the spammers disgusting. Still, I find humor in the juxtaposition of Spam and Swine. YMMV.

Also, try to remember that before this "crisis", and continuing through it, that someone worldwide is infected with HIV every Nine-and-half-minutes.