Meet the new ransomware that knows where you live

If you don't make regular back ups, might be a good time to start......

There's a new malware attack in town, and it's designed to hit a little too close to home.

A new phishing campaign is sending thousands of ominous-looking emails that contain the recipient's home address.

The well-worded email appears to come from a legitimate email address and domain name, and raises very few irregularities. The email comes with an demand for money for an arbitrary service, along with a link that purports to be an "overdue invoice."

Click that link and open the file (which looks like a Word document), and you'll become the latest victim of ransomware -- that is, malware that encrypts your files and locks you out of your computer until you pay a
ransom.

The longer you wait, the larger the ransom you have to pay.

Meet the new ransomware that knows where you live | ZDNet

Unfortunately this will continue until users become better educated and stop clicking on links in spam mail.

I only ever open an email that I am expecting, I know what if any invoices I am expecting, It's just common sense. Strangely enough If I get junk mail through my letter box it gets binned not opened, (often in full view of the person who who just posted it)

eLPuSHeR said:

Ransomware is getting out of control...

Indeed, then again I am well protected, so I do not even consider it as a threat.

Ransomware one of the biggest threats in 2016

FBI Says Threat From Ransomware™ Is Expected to Grow - WSJ