![]() "WannaCry doesn't even affect mobile devices," he added.Ĭyber criminals running phishing attacks are also using WannaCry to get users to click on malicious links.įor example, in the UK, where the National health Service was hit hard by the virus, users received an email purporting to be from BT that asked them to click on a link to confirm a security upgrade.Īnother phishing email pretended to come from LogMeIn, Inc., known for its GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, LastPass and LogMeIn products. There were even apps popping up in third-party app stores offering WannaCry patches, said Damien Hugoo, director of product management at Doral, Fla.-based Easy Solutions, Inc. "Any reputable security or computer company isn't going to try and sell patches to malware vulnerabilities when you can get it free for Microsoft," she said. "Just like ransomware, it’s easy to code and spread a fake fix - it can quickly become profitable." "Whenever there’s a large scale hoax or malware attack released we see fake fixes," she said. ![]() Some scammers will even try to sell patches, said Cathie Brown, VP of governance, risk and compliance at Richmond, Vir.-based technology consulting firm Impact Makers, Inc. "They are never distributed through a link or text message or social networking site," he said.Īnd in those cases where a patch does need to be downloaded, or users opt to do manual update, they should be sure that they're at the official vendor website, and not on some third-party site.įor example, Microsoft has released updates to older versions of its operating system, as well as to its Malicious Software Removal Tool, and posted the download links on this blog post.
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