Security News > 2016 > November > Locky hidden in image file hitting Facebook, LinkedIn users (Help Net Security)

Malware masquerading as an image file is still spreading on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks. Check Point researchers have apparently discovered how cyber crooks are embedding malware in graphic and image files, and how they are executing the malicious code within these images to infect social media users with Locky ransomware variants. “The attackers exploit a misconfiguration on the social media infrastructure to deliberately force their victims to download the image file. This results … More →

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