Fake Windows Update Spam Leads to Cyborg Ransomware and Its Builder
Fake Windows Update Spam Leads to Cyborg Ransomware and Its Builder
Recently, fake Microsoft Windows Update emails were spammed. The email, claiming to be from Microsoft, contains just one sentence in its email body which starts with two capital letters. It directs the recipient’s attention to the attachment as the “latest critical update.”
Fake Windows Update Spam Leads to Cyborg Ransomware and Its Builder
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.