It is a mystery that bad guys have not jumped on this in higher volume. However, a major malware phishing campaign claiming ISIS attacks is out in the wild at the moment in Australia.
What you may not know is that several cyber gangs use very modern techniques like Agile software development, beta testing and more. English speaking countries like Australia and the U.K. are used to test and fine-tune malware campaigns which are then unleashed on the U.S. of A.
So, thank you mister bad guy for the advance warning. We now have a heads-up about something that is going to happen in America in the very near future: malware campaigns claiming that ISIS will attack landmarks like the White House, Wall Street, or the new World Trade Center in New York. It's only a matter of time. So, let's inoculate our employees ahead of time! Send them this:
"Cyber criminals are more and more using hoax "breaking news" events to get people to click on links or open attachments. At the moment there is a scam email which claims that ISIS has warned Australian Police about new attacks in Sydney during 2015. The email tells recipients to open an attached Word document to read a detailed news story about the supposed attack threats.
"The claims in the email are bogus and the attached document is infected with malware. There are no credible news or police reports about such a warning from ISIS. You are very likely to get scam emails claiming ISIS attacks like this at the house or in the office. Do not open them, do not click links, do not open attachments and delete these emails. Remember: "When in doubt, throw it out!"
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