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“Wire transfer canceled”? Watch out for spammed-out malware attack

Graham Cluley @ 2:45 pm, April 30, 2013

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If you’ve received an email in your inbox telling you that your wire transfer has been cancelled, take care – as it’s the latest attempt by online criminals to infect the general public’s Windows computers.

Read more in my article on Sophos’s Naked Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and hosts the popular "Smashing Security" podcast. Follow him on LinkedIn, Bluesky and Mastodon, or drop him an email.

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