The “Email Quota Notification” email is a generic phishing campaign that intends to steal users’ email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from the email service provider and informs the recipient that their email storage capacity is at 99% and the quota needs to be increased. The email asks that users click on the displayed button to increase…
The “Access From A New Device To Your Mailbox” email is a phishing attempt that targets users’ email login credentials. The phishing attempt is designed to appear like a security notification from your email service provider, informing you about new logins to your mailbox. The email warns that these unrecognized logins could put your account at risk, so it recommends that…
The “DHL Express – Incorrect Billing Information” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ financial information. The email is disguised as a notification from logistics company DHL and informs recipients that there has been a delay in delivering their packages because of a billing issue. The email contains a link that leads to a fake DHL website that…
The “Update To Your Account Was Requested” email is a phishing attempt that targets email login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from a service provider, supposedly informing you that an update to your account was requested, and to ensure that you were the one who initiated it, you need to verify your email. The email includes a button…
The “Email Security Protocol Update” email is a phishing attempt, disguised as a notification from a company’s IT department. According to the email, the company users work at is upgrading their email authentication protocols to maintain the highest standards of security. Supposedly, all employees have to verify their credentials within 24 hours. Failure to do so will result in the…
The “Internet Crime Complaint Center” email is a generic scam that claims recipients are entitled to get compensation of $1,759,910.00 for being victims of scams. Supposedly, scammers have been apprehended, prosecuted, and sentenced, and the prosecuting law firm is planning on paying each victim the mentioned sum of money. The email asks that recipients contact the law firm using the provided…
Xentari ransomware is designed to encrypt users’ files. If a device gets infected, the ransomware will immediately begin encrypting personal files. Affected files will have the .xentari extension added to them. You will not be able to open files with that extension unless they are first put through a decryptor. However, getting a decryptor is going to be difficult because…
xefkqo.info is a deceptive website that tries to trick users into allowing desktop ads. The site, like thousands of others, misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. The notifications usually show a site’s newly posted content. However, xefkqo.info is a scam website, so its notifications will be ads. What’s more, those ads…