Hackers are spreading malware-infested emails by claiming to offer free copies of Edward Snowden's new book

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'Time to organize collective readings of Snowden book everywhere,' the hackers' email reads, claiming to have a copy of the bestselling book in a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document.

's new book as a lure is not surprising.

"Criminals are known to capitalize on newsworthy events for scams and social engineering purposes,"contractor, who spearheaded an unprecedented leak of intelligence agency secrets back in 2013, said the government's legal action"It was, like, 25 on the charts, and then the government said, you know, we don't want you to read this book. They said, 'God, sueas fast as you can, do anything you can, stop it, stop it, stop it.

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