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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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• Re:Eh Re:Eh (Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Tuesday July 31 2018, @04:41PM (1 child)

  by DannyB (5839) on Tuesday July 31 2018, @04:41PM (#715270) Journal

  I don't think I was "defending" them. Just making a joke. But one can be an ignorant imbecile without defending China.

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• Re:Eh (Score: 2) by Nuke on Tuesday July 31 2018, @08:42PM

  by Nuke (3162) on Tuesday July 31 2018, @08:42PM (#715384)

  I don't think I was "defending" them. Just making a joke.

  I think he was too.

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