World's biggest botnet sends 12.5 MILLION emails containing ransomware...

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

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> From: the keyboard of geoff goodfellow <geoff () iconia com>
> Date: November 27, 2017 at 12:23:47 PM EST
> To: E-mail Pamphleteer Dave Farber's Interesting People list <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: World's biggest botnet sends 12.5 MILLION emails containing ransomware...
>
> Scarab malware is being sent out by Necurs, the largest email spam botnet ever
> Infected files are hidden in fake scanned documents that appear to be legitimate
> Once an attached 7zip is opened, malware takes over your computer and files
> A text file which then pops up threatens to erase them if the ransom isn't paid
> Millions of computers are at risk of infection by a virulent spam attack that threatens to destroy your files, unless 
> you pay a Bitcoin ransom.
>
> The Scarab malware is being distributed by Necurs, the internet's largest email spam botnet, which has been used in a 
> number of previous online onslaughts.
>
> Within the first six hours of the attack 12.5 million emails had been distributed, with more than two million 
> messages being sent out per hour at its height. [...]
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5121105/Worlds-biggest-botnet-sent-12-5-million-emails.html
>
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