'FBI' ransomware targets Mac users

[Highmac]

Found this link on another forum. Can't imagine too many Mac users being fooled into thinking the badly written "legal notice" is genuine, but they could find themselves trying to get out of the trap.

http://modmyi.com/content/11536-mac-os-x-u...ransomware.html

While I'm sure many of you already know this, I didn't,  so here's the info for the rest of us

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Simply holding down the Shift key while relaunching Safari will prevent it from reopening windows and tabs from the previous session. Users can also disable the reopening feature across OS X from the General pane of System Preferences.

[rgray]

It is the NSA spoofing the FBI.......   ;-)

[sandyman]

Nope. It's GCHQ spoofing the FBI on behalf of the NSA  

Sandy

[rgray]

I'm not sure there is that much cooperation between GCHQ and NSA.........    

[sandyman]

QUOTE(rgray @ Jul 19 2013, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm not sure there is that much cooperation between GCHQ and NSA.........    

There is "some" cooperation. But you have to be in the Upper Echelon to have access.  

Sandy

[rgray]

QUOTE(sandyman @ Jul 20 2013, 05:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE(rgray @ Jul 19 2013, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm not sure there is that much cooperation between GCHQ and NSA.........    

There is "some" cooperation. But you have to be in the Upper Echelon to have access.  

Sandy

AH yes!  Well played!!!!