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What to do about WannaCry

May 16, 2017 | Microsoft

Computers in over a hundred countries have been affected by the ransomware WannaCry; one of the most notable victims was the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. No UD systems were affected by WannaCry, but we would like to share some security tips in...

UDel warns community about new ransomware disguised as Word attachments

Mar 28, 2016 | Microsoft, Windows

IT has received reports of a new ransomware program being distributed to victims via Word attachments in phishing emails. The program is written in Windows PowerShell and executed by macros when a victim opens the Word attachment. These Word documents are often...

Malicious MS Office email attachments install Dridex malware on Windows systems

Feb 1, 2016 | Microsoft

Several universities report that their staff are receiving emails claiming to be inquiries about a credit card charge and include an attached “statement.” The attachment is really an MS Office file (Excel or Word, so far) with malicious macros set to...

Email scams install ransomware (malware) by taking advantage of YOUR impatience to get Windows 10

Aug 4, 2015 | Microsoft

Within 48 hours of Microsoft beginning to push out Window 10 to individuals, scammers began sending out fake upgrade notices via email. Click the link; install ransomware that locks you out of your computer’s files. Uh, folks, you do know that Microsoft will not...

Wave of infected MS Office attachments reported in UD email

Jul 24, 2015 | Microsoft

We’ve seen a recent increase in UD email messages containing infected MS Office attachments. Some of these messages may be spear phishing attacks, email scams targeting a recipient based on his or her affiliation with the University. Some are random attacks...

Large “IRS refund” email scam delivers infected MS Word file to UD inboxes

Apr 14, 2015 | Microsoft

Another day; another fake IRS email scam tries to steal your personal information. Some UD folks report getting email this morning “confirming” a large federal income tax refund. The email even includes real links to real IRS sites and the exact language...

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