KnowBe4 Warns of Ransomware Scam Targeting Windows 10 Upgrade Users
Summary
You might get calls from scammers that claim to be Microsoft tech support and try to charge you for the upgrade using your credit card. We all know humans are the weakest link in security and training can make the difference.” According to Cisco’s Talon team, who discovered the malware, it has been sending back large amounts of data to command and control servers via hard-coded IP addresses. KnowBe4 services 1500 organizations in a variety of industries, including highly-regulated fields such as healthcare, finance, energy, government and insurance and is experiencing explosive yearly growth of 300%. Sjouwerman is the author of four books, with his latest being “Cyberheist: The Biggest Financial Threat Facing American Businesses.” About Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick, ‘the World’s Most Famous Hacker’, is an internationally recognized computer security expert with extensive experience in exposing the vulnerabilities of complex operating systems and telecom devices. Today, Mitnick is renowned as an information security consultant and keynote speaker and has authored four books, including The New York Times best seller Ghost in the Wires.