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Links to Nude Erin Andrews Video Lead to Virus Instead

by Caleb Johnson on July 21, 2009 at 01:19 PM


When nude footage of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews hit the Web last week, you could hear keyboards clicking and clacking around the world. The video, which was taken through some sort of peephole in a hotel room without Andrews' knowledge, instantly became Google's most searched item. Now, some of these virtual voyeurs are paying a heavy price.

According to ABC News, hackers have begun embedding viruses into links that supposedly lead to the video. Hundreds of computers have already been infected by the malware, which can allow hackers to steal personal information or render a hard drive useless. Gary Warner, the head of computer forensics at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, told ABC News that Twitter is spreading the links like wildfire, largely via shortened URLs. Many places took down the video after Andrews's lawyers stepped in and promised to take civil and criminal action against those involved. However, there still are some cached versions out there.

There's no doubt that Andrews is a beautiful blond, but this video is a little creepy. It would be different if Andrews knowingly made a sex tape that went public, but this was taken through a peephole! Give up the search on this one; it'll let Andrews keep what little privacy she has left and save your computer, too. [From: ABC News and The New York Daily News]

Tags: crime, erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, football, naked, nudity, spam, sports, top, virus

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