Snake Oil: In Q2 Spammers cashed in on WannaCry epidemics to promote fraudulent services for protection against the notorious ransomware attack

In Q2 2017, cybercriminals involved in spam distribution tried to capitalize on public fears when the WannaCry ransomware epidemic struck in May. Knowing that there are lots of people out there infected with this ransomware, and searching for ways to get their encrypted data back, fraudsters sent out spam and...