Beware of hackers showing up pretending to be IT

A person walks into an office, says they are from IT and asks to sit at a computer for a quick fix. Most employees would feel relieved. Finally, someone came to solve the tech problem. That trust is exactly what one cybercrime group appears to be counting on.

The FBI is warning that a group called the Silent Ransom Group is targeting U.S. businesses, especially law firms, by pretending to be IT support. The group first tries to talk employees into installing remote access software. When that fails...