{"id":93274,"date":"2017-08-28T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=93274"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:48:27","slug":"on-vacation-this-variant-of-wannacry-could-attack-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/on-vacation-this-variant-of-wannacry-could-attack-you\/","title":{"rendered":"On vacation? This variant of WannaCry could attack you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It seems that the ransomware <\/span><b>WannaCry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which put our security at risk in May and was long considered dead,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">still showing signs of life: experts have detected that it has a new victim, especially vulnerable during vacation season.<\/span><b> A variation of the virus has reached hotel wi-fi.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remnants of <\/span><b>WannaCry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have now started to take shape in a new attack called <\/span><b>GAMEFISH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that affects customers connecting to hotel wi-fi. This attack works in the same way as the original, taking advantage of how vulnerable some outdated computer systems are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ransomware works like this: hackers send infected emails to the email addresses of leading hotel groups in Europe. <\/span><b>They pose as tourists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> looking for a room at the last minute and send an attachment that apparently is a reservation form for that hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In reality, the attachment, innocently named <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hotel_Reservation_Form.doc, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is <\/span><b>a malicious attachment that infects PCs that aren\u2019t updated. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the receptionist opens the file on a not-so-new computer, it becomes infected, as well as other PCs on the same network. Since the virus spreads via wi-fi, this could mean it infects <\/span><b>many hotel guests\u2019 computers.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How can something like this be avoided? Tip # 1 is always the same: <\/span><b>UPDATE.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Make sure your PC has the latest version of Windows, as there\u2019s no better defense against viruses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides this basic advice, we\u2019ll leave you with this useful video about\u00a0<\/span><b>6 more tricks to keep ransomware at bay.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x5oosnd\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/computerhoy.com\/noticias\/internet\/ni-wifi-hoteles-libra-efectos-del-ransomware-wannacry-66561\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Computer Hoy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that the ransomware WannaCry, which put our security at risk in May and was long considered dead, is still showing signs of life: experts have detected that it has a new victim, especially vulnerable during vacation season. A variation of the virus has reached hotel wi-fi. Remnants of WannaCry have now started to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/on-vacation-this-variant-of-wannacry-could-attack-you\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;On vacation? 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