High profile events like celebrity deaths are seen as opportunities by malicious hackers and other nefarious persons on the Internet. Recent malicious email campaigns focus on the Olympics, trying to lure unsuspecting recipients into clicking web links or opening attachments, both resulting in the installation of backdoor/trojan software.

Please be extremely wary of all Olympic-themed email you receive during the Olympics.

The Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team has more information on Olympic malmail.