COMPUTER users are being warned of a serious virus being sent in bogus emails appearing to be from electricity company Endesa. If the files linked to the email are downloaded by the recipient, the virus – a type of ransomware known as a ‘Locky’ cryptlocker – can block the computer by encrypting its files, and then demand a payment from the user in order to ‘release’ the computer.
Spain’s National Cyber-security Institute (INCIBE), which has categorised the scam as Level 5-Critical, explained that the email appears to be a bill from Endesa showing an abnormally high amount due, in order to trick the recipient into clicking on a button labelled ‘Consult your bill and consumption’ (‘Consulta tu factura y consumo’).
