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Hackers use US courts system to spread virus
Emails purporting to come from the US federal judiciary and from state courts are currently being used to spread malware.
Beware of messages from the US federal judiciary Gunnar Assmy
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According to the US Security Ooperations Center of the Administrative Office of the US Courts, 'the emails are instructing recipients to report to a hearing on a specified day and time. The emails also instruct recipients to review an attached document for detailed case information. When the attachments or links in the email are opened, a malicious program is launched that infects the recipient's computer'. The Center says, however, that unless a person has 'consented to receive court notifications electronically' and unless they are also 'actively involved in a case' in a federal court then 'you will generally not be served with court documents electronically'. Source: Third Branch News
