People receive an email, open it, and then click on an attachment.
Unless the original email is a brilliantly created fake from FedEx or some other widely used and completely trusted source, why would anyone click on the attachment?
And why would any large and vital institution like the British Health Service not scan attachments before they open?
My home and business computers use Microsoft Outlook and McAfee security, and they automatically scan every attachment the first time they open.
And why the emphasis on this particular ransomware being something developed by the NSA?
There are dozens of ransomware programs.
Bottom Line...
Don't open attachments from strangers or visit websites that fail your security scan.
I keep receiving emails that show they are from my brother, with a link to a Russian site. Hovering the mouse over the sender's name display's a Russian origin. Don't click on any links period.
I keep receiving emails that show they are from my brother, with a link to a Russian site. Hovering the mouse over the sender's name display's a Russian origin. Don't click on any links period.
why cant the police just arrest the people who’s account or address the ransom money is being sent too.
Seems like it would be fairly easy to catch them.
It also affects shared drives. BTDT