FBI warnings are true—fake file converters do push malware

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“The FBI is warning that fake online document converters are being used to steal peoples’ information and, in worst-case scenarios, to deploy ransomware on victims’ devices.

“The warning came last week from the FBI Denver field office, after receiving an increasing number of reports about these types of tools.”

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warnings-are-true-fake-file-converters-do-push-malware/

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This is why I don’t use “cloud” or “online” file converters, be it for PDFs, videos, or what have you. You just don’t know what they’re doing with your files at their end.

I suppose that one could be paranoid enough not to trust desktop, offline file converters either… but I’m not that paranoid yet!

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