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A ransomware operation targets Windows system administrators by taking out Google ads to promote fake download sites for Putty and WinSCP.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 12 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Wait, are system admins the types to click on ads? I thought one of the most important rules of the internet was "never click on ads." Seems like the wrong place to go phishing.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

System admins are just people

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Devil's advocate: it would be worth the risk of wasted time to an attacker when the payoff is potentially gaining admin access to one or two high-value systems.

[–] General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

“My boss says I need something called ‘Wind Skip.’ I don’t know what it’s for; I have a PDF here with instructions. He says we can just download it and run it, but I couldn’t find it. Can you install it for me?”