Cybercriminals leverage the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge for financial gains by luring victims to malicious locations or by convincing them to shell out money for their cause. Email communication is the most prevalent method to steer users to malware, but calling the victim directly for donations has also been observed. USA Today reports that scam artists started to send out emails with links claiming to lead to various celebrities completing the challenge, but pointing to malware …
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