Japan Marine Equipment Association: one staff PC was infected with a virus presumed to be Emotet, found after members received a suspicious email in a staff member's name

Around 10:00, a member company reported that an email sent in a staff member's name might be suspicious. That staff member's PC was cut off from the network, and around 10:15 an alert email was sent to members. All office PCs were checked and no virus was found on the others. [1]

It published a first report. [1]

It published a follow-up. An investigation by a specialist found the PC might have been infected with a virus presumed to be Emotet, and further analysis confirmed infection with a Trojan-type malware that pulls in other malware from outside. [1]