New e-mail attack claims to be from the Dept of Justice (DOJ)

A new e-mail attack is similar to previous attacks claiming to be from the IRS and Better Business Bureau. The e-mail claims to be from the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) and says a complaint has been filed with the USDOJ against the recipient’s company. It says a copy of the original complaint has been attached to the e-mail, but the file contains malicious code in the form of a Trojan downloader.

The USDOJ does not use e-mail to advise companies that they are being investigated. If you get an e-mail like this, simply delete it.

For more information on how to protect your company against online threats, check out The Small Business Almanac.

Jacquelyn Lynn