Ransomware affects businesses, schools, hospitals, and yes, your personal computer. This type of malware is used by Cybercriminals to block access to a computer system and encrypt its files until a sum of money is paid, usually in bitcoin. Generally, there is a time...
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...
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...
