Security News > 2015 > August > Windows 10 Upgrade Spam Carries CTB-Locker Ransomware (Threatpost)
2015-08-03 14:24
Spam messages spoofing Microsoft and promising a free Windows 10 upgrade instead drop the CTB-Locker crypto-ransomware on compromised machines.
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http://threatpost.com/windows-10-upgrade-spam-carries-ctb-locker-ransomware/114114
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