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U.S. State and Local Governments Receive Malware-Containing CDs Mailed from China

posted by janrinok on Tuesday July 31 2018, @01:22PM   
from the old-but-tested dept.

takyon writes:

State Govts. Warned of Malware-Laden CD Sent Via Snail Mail from China

Here's a timely reminder that email isn't the only vector for phishing attacks: Several U.S. state and local government agencies have reported receiving strange letters via snail mail that include malware-laden compact discs (CDs) apparently sent from China, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

This particular ruse, while crude and simplistic, preys on the curiosity of recipients who may be enticed into popping the CD into a computer. According to a non-public alert shared with state and local government agencies by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), the scam arrives in a Chinese postmarked envelope and includes a "confusingly worded typed letter with occasional Chinese characters."

Please insert in election computer.

Also at TechCrunch and Engadget.

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Original Submission

• Re:1000 free hours of AOL? (Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday July 31 2018, @03:26PM

  by DannyB (5839) on Tuesday July 31 2018, @03:26PM (#715216) Journal

  Yee ha! My sail phone don't come from dem durn places like China with slanty eyes. And it ain't got nun of dare parts inside. Oh, wait. Google's Nexus 6P is made by Huawei. Nevermind.

  (what was the saying: software controls the world, hardware controls the software, china controls the hardware)

  --
  The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.

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