Five Cyber Risks to Avoid to Enjoy London Olympics Safely

3. Hidden Links

If an attacker does want to lure users to visit a malicious website, it's a lot easier these days than it used to be thanks to shortened URLs. As people share news and information about the London Olympics via TwitterTwitter, the associated links will inevitable be shortened using services like Bit.ly--obfuscating the true URL. There are tools out there that will let you see where that shortened link goes before you click it, but most people will simply click away, possibly ending up at a malicious site that could infect or compromise their PC. Alles zu Twitter auf CIO.de

4. Search Engine Poisoning

ThreatMetrix explains, "When conducting online searches for information or images about the games, cybercriminals can redirect consumers to malicious websites," adding, "Rather than seeing an image of their favorite Olympian, the photo can actually infect consumers' devices if the page containing the image is laced with malware."

Basically, attackers can use search engine optimization techniques to try and game the system and get malicious sites ranked at the top of search results. Most people inherently trust the top search results and won't think twice about clicking them to dive deeper.