Post by sherlew99 on Nov 15, 2013 12:01:53 GMT -6
Black Friday spams are too good to be true
by Chester Wisniewski on November 14, 2013
The old adage "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" still holds true online folks.
Even with the incredible sales upcoming in the US and Canada for Black Friday/Cyber Monday...
Also a good time to remember that your local postal service (USPS, Royal Mail, Canada Post, etc) and delivery companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL are not going to email you asking you to open attachments.
Most of these messages are delivering banking Trojans like Zeus (ZBot) which in turn are further infecting victims with Cryptolocker ransomware.
We all know not to do it and now is the perfect time to practice:
Don't click links in emails.
Don't open attachments you aren't expecting.
Don't believe online promotions that are too good to be true.
by Chester Wisniewski on November 14, 2013
The old adage "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" still holds true online folks.
Even with the incredible sales upcoming in the US and Canada for Black Friday/Cyber Monday...
Also a good time to remember that your local postal service (USPS, Royal Mail, Canada Post, etc) and delivery companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL are not going to email you asking you to open attachments.
Most of these messages are delivering banking Trojans like Zeus (ZBot) which in turn are further infecting victims with Cryptolocker ransomware.
We all know not to do it and now is the perfect time to practice:
Don't click links in emails.
Don't open attachments you aren't expecting.
Don't believe online promotions that are too good to be true.
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