Cyber-criminals haven't the least ceased applying one social engineering tactic for enticing end-users to their malware scams. Thus Stratfor, a provider of geopolitical analysis on a subscription basis has its customers as the latest target. Attacks against them started when a data-hack was carried out on the company's client database, said Microsoft.
Specifically, spam mails were dispatched with an attachment containing a PDF file called "stratfor.pdf." If viewed, this file exhibits a letter that suggests its reader not to click on e-mails or attachments whose source may seem doubtful, while advises him for scanning all e-mails along with attachments using AV software.
Specifically, according to Microsoft's investigators, the fraudulent electronic mail says that Stratfor's database had undergone a hack that very likely exposed the data online. Therefore it's strongly advisable that consumers avoid viewing e-mails/attachments whose sources are doubtful, while they must run an anti-virus scan on all incoming electronic mails and attachments, the e-mail continues.
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