Cryptolocker attack under way
September 23, 2016
Protect yourself from cryptolocker attacks and keep your company secure.
At this very moment, a cyber attack is under way that could compromise your company's critical data.
The attack is being carried out by a massive Cryptolocker called "Datalord".
Cryptolocker is the worst cybersecurity threat for any type of company. Able to affect computers and servers, this virus holds data hostage, making it unrecoverable in most cases, even when victims pay the ransom.
How can this attack be prevented?
Do not open email attachments from unknown sources, including Word and Excel files;
Do not open email attachments with dangerous extensions, such as:
.EXE .JAR .BAT .MSI .COM .CMD .PIF .APPLICATION .GADGET .SCR .HTA .CPL .VB .VBS .VBE .JS .JSE .WS, .WSF .WSC .WSH .PS1 .PS1XML .PS2 .PS2XML .PSC1