Microsoft squashes Windows bug exploited to inflict ransomware misery

Not-so-smart SmartScreen flagged up by Googlers

Criminals are exploiting a Microsoft SmartScreen bug to deliver Magniber ransomware, potentially infecting hundreds of thousands of devices, without raising any security red flags, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG).…

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