Ransomware Engulfs Internet

Cyberspace around the world has fallen victim to a massive ransomware attack. How could such a thing happen? New Scientist sums it up: The first computers were infected by people unwittingly clicking links in phishing emails. But from each patient zero the software then spread through computer networks by itself. Once installed on a machine, the malware encrypted all of the files it could find, locking them away from users. SP Guard helps protect against ransomware by unmasking phishing emails. With SP Guard, users can spot and report attack emails instead of becoming victims.

Massive Google Docs Phishing Attack Sweeps Internet Today

A large scale phishing attack using a google docs exploit rapidly spread across the internet today. Google Docs Phishing Email You can learn about the data processing aspects of this attack. It has been reported in the The Wall Street Journal, The Verge, The New York Times, and many other sources. What about the human aspects of this problem?  Why did people open these emails?  Why do people open any emails? Prof. Arun Vishwanath, in Why Do People Get Phished,  established that people open emails as a matter of habit which is invoked in response to perceived relevance and [...]

2017-05-04T14:06:33-04:00May 4th, 2017|Consumers and Email, Phishing, SP Guard, spear phishing|