04 July 2026 - 12:18

Category: User Error

Interpol email? Yes, seems legit.

Naturally, users are eagerly downloading ransomware disguised as official Interpol emails. Because why would the police use Proton Drive?

Interpol email? Yes, seems legit.

Source: Secarma

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Severity: High Mood: Expected

It seems global businesses, including some of our own brilliant UK firms, are falling over themselves to download password-protected malware because the email had a nice Interpol logo on it. Our tirelessly gullible workforce apparently believes global law enforcement sends random attachments via Proton Drive. To stop this inevitable parade of misery, we are once again begged to review our email security and run yet more futile phishing defense training. Let's face it, we are just delaying the inevitable click of doom.

#anotherclick #policeemail
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