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Spammers Send Fake Windows 10 Emails Claiming to Come From Microsoft

Spammers are taking advantage of the Microsoft's latest Windows 10 release. These cyber criminals sent out spam emails announcing that they had the highly awaited software to millions of people waiting for the "Get Windows 10" app. Microsoft had promised those waiting for the update to, "Watch for your notification so that you can start your upgrade. Your notification to upgrade could come as soon as a few days or weeks." The scam emails appear to come from Microsoft but include a zip file which installs ransomware on the user's computer.

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