In these high-tech times, scanners and photocopiers aren't just dumb machines sitting in the corner of the office.
They are usually connected to the corporate network, and - in some cases - can even email you at your desk to save you having to wear out your shoe leather.
And it's precisely this functionality that we have seen cybercriminals exploiting today, pretending that their malicious emails in fact come from an HP scanner inside your organization.
If you see a file like this one, beware...
hp_page-1-19_24.07.2012.exe
Clearly that's not a scanned-in image - it's executable code. ...be on your guard.
If you are one of the many people seeing this malware attack in your email today, please do not click on the attachment even if you are waiting for a scanned-in document to be sent to you. Instead, simply delete the email and your computer will be safe. (more)
