Look Out Montana: FBI Says Gmail & Outlook Under Attack

FBI Issues Urgent Warning For Montana Email Users

If you are one of the few people out there still holding on to your AOL email account, today is a good day for you.

If you are one of the thousands of people across Montana and America using either Gmail or Outlook, it's not bad yet, but open the wrong email and it will go downhill fast.

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A New Ransomware Is Affecting Users

Newsweek reports that the FBI is warning users of the two most popular email providers to be on the lookout for a new ransomware called "Medusa" that is making the rounds.

If you aren't familiar with ransomware, what happens is when your computer is infected by the ransomware, all your data gets locked away, unable to be accessed without a decryption key.

Here is where the hackers will demand money to unlock your information or, to put it another way, ask for a ransom, hence the name ransomware.

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What Emails Should You Be On The Lookout For?

Honestly, you should never be clicking or opening an email from any email address you don't know or recognize to keep you and your data safe, but just in case, here are some of the most frequent emails associated with the "Medusa" ransomware.

key.medusa.serviceteam@protonmail.com
medusa.support@oinionmail.org
mds.svt.mir2@protonmail.com
MedusaSupport@cock.li

Sadly, if you see any of these emails in your inbox, it might already be too late.

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