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.
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(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday July 31 2018, @07:27PM
China, very tough competitor. Very smart cookies. 22 million accounts were hacked in this country by China. Obama's Office of Personal Management, his OPM. That one was a biggie. Obama didn't want to say China, I'm saying China. It was China, folks. Big hacking job out of China.