Interesting scam approach.

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
"This scam was recently brought to our attention. An unsuspecting victim received a USB drive in the post, and contained paperwork implying it had come from Microsoft. The packaging and logo all looks legit. However, it was anything but - when they inserted the USB drive, they were the latest victim of a ransomware attack.

This shows how important it is to be cyber-aware at work AND at home. The postal service is an attack-method that is utilised, as is the devious trick of just leaving a USB drive on the ground outside a workplace."



 

The Hawk

Well-Known Forumite
"This scam was recently brought to our attention. An unsuspecting victim received a USB drive in the post, and contained paperwork implying it had come from Microsoft. The packaging and logo all looks legit. However, it was anything but - when they inserted the USB drive, they were the latest victim of a ransomware attack.

This shows how important it is to be cyber-aware at work AND at home. The postal service is an attack-method that is utilised, as is the devious trick of just leaving a USB drive on the ground outside a workplace."


A case of 'Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts'
 

Cue

Well-Known Forumite
It’s kind of an interesting idea as to how they do it

Alongside potentially being a mass storage device, the USB stick is also masquerading as a keyboard to input a sequences of key presses when plugged in… as windows won’t auto run stuff off a USB like that, that’d be dangerous
 

c0tt0nt0p

Well-Known Forumite
I do hope this means they're not moving away from calling you pretending to Microsoft. I do love sitting on the phone for 15 mins winding them up....
 
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