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fromComputerworld
3 days ago

Windows shortcut files targeted by ransomware gang Global Group

Phishing campaigns now weaponize Windows .lnk shortcut files to silently deploy Global Group ransomware via 'Your document' email attachments.
fromComputerworld
3 days ago

Global Group ransomware gang running new campaign using Windows shortcut files

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows' shortcut (.lnk) files in exploits, defenders might have hoped use of this tactic would decline. They were wrong. According to researchers at Forcepoint, a new high-volume phishing campaign spreading the Global Group ransomware has been detected that hopes to sucker employees into clicking on an attachment in an email with the subject line 'Your document.'
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