Random Time! - Excel ransomware uses Mario imagery

As most of you know, we unfortunately live in a world with something called 'ransomware.' For those who don't know, ransomware is a type of malicious software from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. In a strange turn of events, one of the most recent ransomware attacks involves Mario. Reader Meza12 explains the situation.

An Excel file that comes as an attachment on a fake payment mail wants to run a macro to check if you’re Italian. If you are, it downloads a Super Mario image that, in turn,downloads the Gandcrab ransomware. This is one rare case of combining document macros, steganography, and ransomware deliverance.

As always, please be safe with your email. Never open attachments from anyone you don't know...even if Mario is involved.