Ransomware is the most dangerous cyber attack facing organisations at this time. A new technique for infecting systems has been gaining traction recently, and it doesn’t use links or attachments so is much more difficult for email security systems to block or for staff to recognise as dangerous.
Known as BazaCall, it uses telephone calls to trick staff into opening a malicious document. In the initial part of the scam, employees of the target company will receive an email that says that their trial subscription for a service has expired and their credit card will soon be charged. The idea is to make the receiver confused and angry about why they’re paying for something they haven’t requested. The email will encourage the receiver to call a number in order to cancel the payment.
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