Wednesday, December 02, 2009, 13:51 EST (1:51 PM EST)
CDCHAN-00302-2009-12-02-ADV-N
CDC
H1N1 "Swine Flu" PHISHING SCAM
Summary: The Office of the Chief Information
Security Officer (OCISO) at the CDC, with the
Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) have received reports of
fraudulent emails (phishing) referencing a CDC sponsored State Vaccination
Program for the H1N1 "Swine Flu" contagion. CDC has NOT implemented a state vaccination program requiring
registration on www.cdc.gov. Users that click on the embedded link in the email are at risk of having
malicious code installed on their system. OCISO would like to remind users to
take the following steps to reduce the risk of being a victim of a phishing
attack:
1. Do not follow unsolicited links
and do not open or respond to unsolicited email messages.
2. Use caution when visiting
un-trusted websites.
3. Use caution when entering
personal information online.
For an example of a phishing email,
please see our website on Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors at http://www.cdc.gov/hoaxes_rumors.html
HAN Message Types
- Health Alert: Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention. Example: HAN00001
- Health Advisory: Provides important information for a specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action. Example: HAN00316
- Health Update: Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action. Example: HAN00309
- Info Service: Provides general information that is not necessarily considered to be of an emergent nature. Example: HAN00319
## This Message was distributed to State and Local Health Officers, Public Information Officers, Epidemiologists and HAN Coordinators as well as Clinician organizations ##
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- Page last reviewed: April 29, 2011 5:00 PM ET
- Page last updated: April 29, 2011 5:00 PM ET
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
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