UK scammers mailing counterfeit Microsoft Office USB drives

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The attacks appear to be random and untargeted
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The attacks appear to be random and untargeted

People who receive the drives may think they have accidentally obtained a genuine copy of Office Professional Plus

Cybercriminals in the UK are sending malicious USB drives to people in the post, in an effort to infect their systems with malware. As covered by Sky News, scammers sent USB sticks with fake Mic...

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