We've been looking at a steep rise in ransomware -- the type of malware that infects computers and encrypts the user's personal documents, so that they cannot be accessed without first paying a ransom to the malware distributor. We've increased the scanning effectiveness and options around attachment files through the Spam Filter Portal to help combat these spammers. Even so, I am sure everyone knows at least one person that has opened that file attachment in and email and then realized that they should not have.
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