If you’re mailed a random CD, don’t put it in your computer. Here’s why

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Did you get a random CD lately?

Although CDs aren’t as common as they once were in today’s digital world, if you receive a random one in the mail, don’t put it in your computer or anywhere else, authorities say.

“Please don’t let your curiosity get the best of you, instead immediately dispose of the CD,” the Buxton police department said in a Dec. 2 news release. Buxton is about 70 miles south of the state’s capital AugustaWhen she opened it, she found a CD with a handwritten message on it saying “please watch, copy and share with friends,” according to a photo shared by police.

The department “will be working with the state crime lab to safely determine what is actually on the disk,” Tammy Jo Gerard, a spokesperson, told McClatchy News in a statement.“Keep your computer’s antivirus and malware software updated, do not put any media in your system unless it comes from a safe source, and be on the lookout for phishing and scam emails.

“This particular ruse, while crude and simplistic, preys on the curiosity of recipients who may be enticed into popping the CD into a computer,” Krebs wrote.

 

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