Security News > 2017 > September > US Government Site Was Hosting Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-09-01 13:00
As recently as Wednesday afternoon, a U.S. government website was hosting a malicious JavaScript downloader that led victims to installations of Cerber ransomware. The malware link has since been taken down.
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http://threatpost.com/us-government-site-removes-link-to-cerber-ransomware-downloader/127767/
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