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The Hacker’s are Getting Smarter – And I Almost Got Caught Today!
We all like to think we are too smart to open the wrong files, the wrong emails… and yet, today, I was one click away from doom (well, if you define doom as having to take my computer in to the help desk to be wiped and cleaned). Actually, when you are the executive at an IT services company, that is about as close to doom as it gets if you define doom as total embarrassment.
Hacker’s are getting smart. Really smart. The email I received had claims that a lawsuit regarding a copyright infringement case was being filed against my business, and it was from the ‘Marcus Law Center’.
Now, this really did not make sense to me, and I could not think of any reason such a thing was happening, but the link to the documentation was there, and all good phishing emails are able to evoke that sense of panic, that need to check in. Well, in a moment of insanity, I started opening the attachment, and then saw it was an EXE file, not a PDF file, even though it made it look like I was clicking on a PDF document to open it. Smart really.
Well, Windows 7 did me a favor and asked me if I wanted to open the file, and, in a moment of clarity, I stopped and looked up the email online to find it was indeed a spoof with malware attached.
Always good to think twice before opening any attachments in email.
Happy (virus and malware free) Computing!
Richard Brunke
