{"id":11936,"date":"2011-09-27T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T18:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=11936"},"modified":"2024-01-01T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T16:06:11","slug":"new-scam-involves-office-printers-with-email-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/09\/new-scam-involves-office-printers-with-email-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"New scam involves office printers with email capability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"350\" data-attachment-id=\"11940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/09\/new-scam-involves-office-printers-with-email-capability\/printerscam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?fit=602%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"602,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"printerscam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?fit=602%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?resize=602%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11940\" title=\"printerscam\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?w=602&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?resize=260%2C152&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?resize=290%2C170&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/printerscam.png?resize=180%2C104&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a newer feature in a lot of businesses, and it&#8217;s handy. All-in-one printers can scan and email images to you so not everyone in the office has to have their own scanner. However, a new scam centers around the idea that someone may scan an image for you to download, but instead of an image, the email asks that you open a .zip file instead of a .jpg, .pdf, or .tiff. Since the scammers seem to be smart enough to spoof the header info, it appears as if someone in your company sent you the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the .zip contains malified (I made that world up. Cool, huh?) files with the .jpg or .doc file extension. That&#8217;s not good, because most enterprise security focuses on protecting the network from the exterior, not from users within the network. Just like that, you&#8217;ve infected your whole office. What can you do? &nbsp;Be aware of who sends you emails with attachments. Know how your office printer operates. If it sends PDFs, but you get a zip file, it&#8217;s probably not legit. If you don&#8217;t recognize the email address, forward it to your IT department with a warning that you think it&#8217;s a scam. Let them know if you did open it, so they can scan your system immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.infoworld.com\/d\/security\/scammers-pretend-be-friendly-office-printers-174102?_kip_ipx=618473202-1317147241&amp;source=rss_security\">InfoWorld<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think before you unzip! New scam targets all-in-one printers to sneak malware into your office. 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