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Ransomware Gangs Pose as Interpol to Target Small Businesses

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Dark Reading ·

Attackers are impersonating Interpol in a social engineering campaign to trick small businesses into downloading ransomware. The campaign spans the US, Europe, and the Middle East, exploiting trust in law enforcement. Basic phishing tactics remain effective against under-resourced SMBs.

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The Interpol ruse is a reminder that ransomware groups still rely on old-school deception, not technical sophistication, to breach weak defenses.
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