Urgent Notice # 96954696 – JS malware leads to teslacrypt ransomware

Last revised or Updated on: 12th March, 2016, 3:57 PMAn email with the subject of  Urgent Notice # 96954696 [ random numbered]  coming from random names and email addresses with a zip attachment is another one from the current bot runs which downloads teslacrypt or locky ransomware They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers. Update 12 March 2016: Unusual for a Saturday, so they are going after the domestic /consumer market instead of office/Enterprise /companies. Another big malspam run of this email today with malicious … Continue reading →