Personnel departments targeted by GoldenEye ransomware hidden in job applications

Carly Page
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Cover letter hides Excel file laden with GoldenEye malware

Personnel departments are being targeted by GoldenEye, a version of the Petya ransomware, in a new-year campaign flooding companies with fake job applications laden with malware. GoldenEye has b...

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