A new variant of a Trojan program called Reveton is using localized voice messages to trick victims into paying made-up fines. The program prevents victims from using their computers and displays rogue messages from law enforcement agencies. It first appeared in 2011 and spread throughout Western Europe infecting computers in Germany, Spain, France, Austria, Belgium, Italy, the U.K. and other countries. The malware’s novel voice feature might make the scam marginally more convincing to some users, a security expert says.”]
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