The Hackers Brief from Cyber Wyoming is sponsored by First Federal Bank & Trust. Be aware of the latest scams in Sheridan, Wyoming and the rest of the nation.
A virus filled attachment
If you receive an email from “Accounts” using a servtronics.com email address saying “Please find enclosed attached credit note for your records,” do not download the attachment. It contains a virus. While servtronics may be a legitimate website, they definitely have an email compromised. Reported by a Laramie citizen.
Scambusters voice cloning alert
High-tech scammers have started using voice cloning to make their imposter calls sound more realistic than ever. They’re using the technology to imitate the voices of friends and relatives for distress calls like those used for grandparent scams or fake kidnap messages. Security experts have feared this development for some time and now there’s evidence crooks are using stolen voice clips from online videos and even telemarketing calls to mimic people supposedly caught up in some sort of emergency. Before, the crooks would only use very short statements when posing as someone else to avoid victims recognizing that the voice wasn’t genuine. Now, they’re able to string together longer statements. In the not-too-distant future, they’ll be able to use the technology to answer questions from…
