The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) warned on Twitter of e-mails that contain malicious software. These are provided with a personal salutation and a correct position description in the company, which makes them very authentic. This data is believed to originate from the hack attack on LinkedIn 4 years ago.
A few weeks ago, it was announced that the business network was hacked in 2012 in a broader context. Four years after this incident, cybercriminals use the over 117 million captured LinkedIn data. E-mails are sent, which refer to an attached invoice. These Word files are Trojans and they are infecting the PC.
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People who receive suspicious mail should not open attachments until they have personally asked the sender whether the invoice is genuine.
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TeamViewer's remote control software is also currently attacking computers. There, however, according to the company, no hack attack. It is thought that hackers used the published LinkedIn data. Users using the same password as on LinkedIn on other platforms should change this as soon as possible.
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