The “Update Your Microsoft Account Settings” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets Microsoft login credentials. The email is disguised as a notification from Microsoft and informs about users needing to update their account settings to ensure uninterrupted access to the account. The email contains a link that users are supposed to click to sign in. However, the link…
The “Capital One – Card Purchase Is Under Review” email is part of a phishing campaign targeting Capital One login credentials. The email falsely informs recipients that their Capital One cards have been temporarily locked because of an excessive number of purchases. This has supposedly triggered Capital One’s security protocols, and if users want to use their cards again, they…
REDKAW ransomware is a generic ransomware infection. It’s a type of infection that takes users’ files hostage by encrypting them. Encrypted files become unopenable, and ransomware operators demand payment for a decryptor. Unfortunately, if your files have been encrypted and have the .redkaw file extension, you may not be able to recover them. At the moment, only users who have…
The “Update Your Webmail Account Settings” email falls into the phishing email category. The email tries to trick users into revealing their webmail login credentials. It claims that recipients need to update their account settings to ensure uninterrupted access and log in via the provided link. If users click on the button in the email, they will be taken to…
The “Federal Reserve Award” spam email is part of a spam email campaign that tries to steal users’ personal information and money. It’s a pretty classic scam that claims you have been chosen to receive an absurd amount of money, $3 million specifically. Supposedly, you will receive this money as a reward from the Federal Reserve. The email instructs you…
“Donation From Frances and Patrick Connolly” email is a scam email claiming that recipients have been selected to receive a donation of €2.5 million from Frances and Patrick Connolly, lottery winners who have given away large portions of their winnings. It’s a fairly standard scam email that wants to steal users’ personal information and money. If users engage with the email, they’ll…
The “Unclaimed Funds” email is part of a spam email campaign that claims users can get an absurd amount of money. According to this email, $15 million has been left in a bank by a deceased customer, and the bank’s accountant is offering to split the money if the recipient agrees to help with a scheme. These scam emails are trying…
The “Classified Documents” email is part of a phishing campaign that intends to trick users into revealing their email account passwords. The email falsely claims that the recipient has two new classified documents available and that they can be viewed by clicking on the provided link. Clicking on the link will take users to a phishing site that asks users to…
The “Capital One – Do you recognize this purchase” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ Capital One login credentials. The phishing email claims that there was an unrecognized purchase from the recipient’s account. It’s disguised as a security notification and asks recipients to either confirm the purchase was made by them or to cancel the transaction…
The “Sign-in Attempt Was Blocked” email is a phishing email that aims to steal users’ email login credentials. The email falsely claims that someone tried to use the recipient’s password to sign in to their account but the attempt was blocked. The email recommends that the recipient check the account’s activity to see what happened. To do that, it provides a…