Security News > 2019 > April > PDF: The vehicle of choice for malware and fraud
2019-04-23 05:30
There has been a substantial increase of fraudulent PDF files, according to a report by SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers. This fraud campaign takes advantage of recipients’ trust in PDF files as a “safe” file format that is widely used and relied upon for business operations. “Increasingly, email, Office documents and now PDFs are the vehicle of choice for malware and fraud in the cyber landscape,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner. “In all … More → The post PDF: The vehicle of choice for malware and fraud appeared first on Help Net Security.
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