Consumers are being targeted with ransomware via fake Windows 10 updates.
Fake Windows 10 updates are being used to spread the Magniber ransomware strain, reports suggest. Ransomware continues to be a scourge for consumers and businesses alike, but Magniber mainly seems to be targeting students and other non-professional users, according to Bleeping Computer sources. Based on the Magnitude exploit kit, the strain first appeared in 2017 as a successor to Cerber, and at the time almost exclusively targeted South Korean users. Initially, Magniber targeted users who were still using Internet Explorer. The ransomware gang then expanded the scope of its operations to infecting systems in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. These damaging fake Windows 10 updates are being distributed under names such as Win10.
