Malware: ‘Scan from a HP OfficeJet’ attack spammed out widely

SophosLabs is intercepting a widespread criminal campaign to infect innocent users’ computers. The attack has been spammed out widely, pretending to be an email containing a scan from an HP OfficeJet printer.

The precise wording used in the dangerous emails’ subject lines, message body and attachment names can vary – but here are some examples…

Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.

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