Thursday, March 31, 2016

Feedly:TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog. Tax Day Extortion: PowerWare Crypto-ransomware Targets Tax Files



from TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog

As we are certain about some aspects of life, the same can be said about cybercrime. Tax Day draws closer in the U.S., and as millions of Americans are in the process of filing their taxes, cybercriminals are also stepping in to make this task profitable for them and difficult for their victims. We have seen recent incidents of organizations falling for business email compromise (BEC) schemes related to tax filing; now, it looks like online extortionists have joined the fray as well.

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Tax Day Extortion: PowerWare Crypto-ransomware Targets Tax Files

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