Malware spammed out widely posing as income tax email

A malware campaign has been spammed out widely, seemingly taking advantage of an important date in the US tax system’s calendar.

January 31st is the deadline for US employers to deliver the W-2 form to all of their workers, used to help calculate the total wages earned by an individual during the course of the year.

So, how might you respond if you received an email like this today?

Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.

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