Hackers exploit Kaseya ransomware attack to launch spam campaign
The Hindu
Researchers at Malwarebytes say they found an email that poses as a patch for the Kaseya attack, but contains a malicious link and an attachment, purporting to have come from Microsoft.
Florida-based IT firm Kaseya was hit by a . Hackers demanded $70 million in payment to restore the data in what was called the biggest ransomware attack on record. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Now, researchers at Malwarebytes say they found an email that poses as a patch for the Kaseya attack, but contains a malicious link and an attachment, purporting to have come from Microsoft. It is urging users to install the update to fix the vulnerability. The email appears to be a reply that is part of an email thread to make users believe that the message is from a genuine source.
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