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Dream/Nightmare: What Kind of Malware is That? 🥶

Dream/Nightmare: What Kind of Malware is That? 🥶

via Dev.to WebdevAnna Villarreal

Another computer dream! Backstory: The previous day, I had experienced chaos in an environment where many users were receiving emails from a hacked account. This was from a person that many people knew and trusted, however an external account. (Red flag!) The point is basically that non-techies do not have the skills needed to keep themselves safe. If you recognize the name, how likely are you to just trust and click? If it invokes immediate panic or uncertainty... DO NOT CLICK! --> This is what they want! I literally got a nightmare from this. Hundreds if not thousands effected. Infected devices. Spread unknown. The hard truth is that we cannot save people from themselves. The Dream 🌌 Looming over my own desk, I see a terminal open. I am aware that someone is on the other side. I do not know what they want. I try to befriend them, and of course it doesn't work. After some back and forth communication, I knew this person was weird. Suddenly, a download starts happening in my browser. P

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