Computer Safety & News

Australia’s ACSC governmental security agency shares awareness of new developments for the Mailto virus family as follows https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/02/06/acsc-releases-advisory-mailto-ransomware-incidents https://www.cyber.gov.au/threats/advisory-2020-003-mailto-ransomware-incidents The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released an advisory on Mailto ransomware incidents. The ACSC has limited information regarding the initial intrusion vector for Mailto, also known as Kazakavkovkiz, but evidence suggests that Mailto actors […]

SANS ISC shares an awareness that attacks using “Fake Browser updates” continue to circulate & are so realistic they can deceive even experienced users.  These attacks when successful can implant malware or listening agents to gleam personal information from users.  Updates to browsers are usually most silent in nature (or when notified use well established […]