Google is banning Javascript attachments from Gmail

In the name of security, Gmail will begin a permanent ban on attachments with .js file extensions on Feb. 13, 2017. If you ...
PC World

Don’t run JavaScript email attachments: they can carry potent ransomware

Attackers are infecting computers with a new ransomware program called RAA that’s written entirely in JavaScript and locks users’ files by using strong encryption. Most malware programs for Windows ...
Threat Post

Google to Block .js Attachments in Gmail

Citing security concerns, Google announced that it will soon block JavaScript (.js) file attachments in Gmail. Spammers and cybercriminals have revived email-based attacks in the last year, giving new ...
CSOonline

Attacks increasingly use malicious HTML email attachments

New research shows that up to a half of all HTML email attachments are malicious, and not just because of a few massive campaigns. Researchers warn that attackers are relying more on malicious HTML ...
Bleeping Computer

Gmail will Block JS Attachments for Security Reasons Starting February 13

Gmail user's accounts are about to become safer, as on February 13th Google will begin blocking JS attachments in emails. Currently there are 31 attachments that are being blocked in in Gmail, which ...
TechRepublic

HTML attachments found to be the most malicious type of file

Barracuda Networks found that HTML attachments were malicious more than double than the next leading type of file. Users of email have long thought of executable and .dll attachments as the main focus ...