Spammers Exploit International Women’s Day

Link spam makes its return with this most recent sample that tries to lure unsuspecting users into clicking a malicious link by exploiting the worldwide event known as International Women's Day, a global celebration of women, as well as respect and appreciation for their economic, political and social achievements. The official date of the event is held on the 8th of March, making this spam more than a few months off at the time of discovery. The message urges the reader to click on the link provided, claiming that doing so would connect the reader to other users in order to celebrate this event. The link leads to a bogus page that may seek to collect user information.