New ransom tactics are ‘unstoppable’ – as North Carolina county discovers

Hackers are growing much more adept at getting people to open email infected with worms. (Dreamstime/TNS)

WASHINGTON: Hackers are growing much more adept at getting people to open e-mail infected with worms, as the network operators of Mecklenburg County government in North Carolina are the latest to discover. 

Practically any infected e-mail can look like it's from a trusted friend or co-worker.