Aggressive Ransomware campaign was recently released

July 15, 2016 By

Emails

A particularly aggressive Ransomware campaign was recently released.  It was observed and mention by several Companies around the world, their IT departments had notified that more than 120,000 E-Mails were sent daily over the last weeks.

Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files and demands payment for the decryption key.

In the latest strain:

The spam subject is an empty, “Fw:”, with a zip file attachment named: xls_convert_recipientname_randomnumber.zip.

The body of the message indicates that the attachment contains requested invoices in Excel file format.

The other campaign was sent with subject “Profile” containing a similar zip file attachment.

The name of that attached file is: recipientname_profile_randomnumber.zip.

As always, we suggest please do not open any attachments in E-mails unless you are sure of the origin and legitimate purpose of the message, if you received any of this type pf emails, contact the authorities immediately at Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Task Forces www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field MORE INFORMATION go to: FBI  In Miami, please contact: https://www.fbi.gov/miami

 


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About Adriana Ramos

She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico, with certificates in AI Chatbots, Python for Data Science, and AI Development. Her experience includes data capture and analysis, administration, human resources, communications, technology, and digital design, working with organizations such as Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (S.R.E.), and UN Women. She has served as a founding board member of the UN Women Miami Chapter and Arsht Families Culture for Kids and has been a member of The Bass Women’s Circle. She is the founder of Ideas4Solutions, a bilingual digital publication featuring perspectives from across Latin America.