{"id":803,"date":"2020-07-11T05:06:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T05:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/?p=803"},"modified":"2020-11-08T05:29:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T05:29:58","slug":"catch-a-hacker-with-a-malware-booby-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/11\/catch-a-hacker-with-a-malware-booby-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch a hacker with a malware booby-trap."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is the story of how the US <em>\u201cSecret Service tried to catch a hacker with a malware booby-trap\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malware_icon-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/malware_icon-1.png 128w, 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href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XDOrHCli3y\" target=\"_blank\">ow.ly\/Vnnk30qXMDB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spyware_icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spyware_icon.png 128w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/spyware_icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently the US Secret Service has created a <em>\u201cnew Cyber Fraud Task Force\u201d <\/em>that will have a mandate<em> \u201cto investigate and defend American individuals and businesses from a wide range of cyber-enabled financial crimes\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iq6r43HL7F\" 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