The “Mailbox Failed To Sync” email falls into the phishing email category. The email intends to trick users into revealing their email login credentials, allowing malicious actors to access their email accounts. The phishing email is disguised as a notification alert from the email provider, and falsely explains that the mailbox failed to sync, and 5 pending emails have not been…
HexaLocker ransomware is malware that encrypts files. Once it infects a computer, it takes files hostage by encrypting them, adds the .hexalocker extension to file names, and demands payment for their recovery. There is currently no free HexaLocker ransomware decryptor available, and only users with backups can recover their files for free.
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Gunra ransomware is a file-encrypting type of malware. The ransomware will take all important files hostage by encrypting them, and demand a payment to recover them. In addition to encrypting the files, the malicious actors operating this ransomware claim to have stolen the files as well and threaten to publish them on the dark web if payment is not made.…
The “Someone Entered Correct Password For Your Account” email falls into the phishing category. It’s part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ email login credentials. The email informs users that someone attempted to log in to their accounts and entered the correct password. The email is supposedly an additional security measure, and users need to click on one of…
X2anylock ransomware is a very serious malicious infection that encrypts files. This ransomware can be identified by the .x2anylock extension added to encrypted files, which you will not be able to open. The ransomware targets all important files, including documents. None of the encrypted files will be openable unless you first use a decryptor on them, which only the malicious…
The “TD Bank” email falls into the phishing category. It targets TD Bank customers and intends to steal their online bank login credentials. The email claims that users need to update their current details as it’s supposedly been a while since they’ve been updated. If users interact with the email and click on the “Manage your preferences” button, they will be taken…
PetyaX ransomware is malware that encrypts files. It’s a very dangerous infection that targets personal files and essentially takes them hostage. Encrypted files will not be openable unless they are first put through a decryptor, which only the malicious actors have. They will not give it to you for free, and instead demand that you pay $300 for it. However,…
The “DOGE Compensation To Fraud Victims Worldwide” email is a generic scam email that claims you can get compensation for being a victim of fraud. The supposed compensation is provided by the US government, and according to the email, $500 billion will be distributed to all fraud victims worldwide. This email is nothing more than a scam that attempts to…
Forgive ransomware is malware that encrypts files. It’s a serious malware infection that essentially takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. This ransomware can be identified by the .forgive extension added to encrypted files. You will not be able to open files with this extension unless you first run them through a decryptor. However, only the malware operators…
Hero ransomware is malware that encrypts files. It comes from the Proton ransomware family, and can be identified by the .[hero77@cock.li].hero77 extension it adds to files it encrypts. The ransomware targets all important file types, including documents and images. Unfortunately, you will not be able to open encrypted files unless you first use a decryptor on them, which only the…