The “Google Foundation – E-mail Electronic Online Sweepstakes” email falls into the scam email category. The email claims that the recipient has been randomly selected as a winner of Google Foundation’s online lottery. The recipient can supposedly receive a donation, and all they need to do is contact the person mentioned in the email. The email can be classified as a…
The “Your Email Certificate Has Expired” email falls into the phishing email category. It’s part of a phishing campaign that aims to trick users into revealing their email account login credentials. The email claims that the recipient’s email certificate has expired and needs to be renewed if they want to get the messages that have supposedly not been delivered because…
Weaxor ransomware is file-encrypting malware that takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. The ransomware adds the .rox extension to encrypted files. The ransomware targets all personal files. Unfortunately, only users with backups can recover files for free at the moment. The ransomware operators will offer a decryptor but paying for it is not recommended for several reasons.
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Nyxe ransomware is malware that targets personal files and encrypts them. The ransomware does not appear to be fully functional so it’s likely still in development. Nonetheless, users can infect their computers with it, and if no backup is available, they will permanently lose access to their files. Users who have backups can recover files as soon as they remove Nyxe…
The “I have e-mailed you from your account” email falls into the sextortion scam email category. The email falsely claims that the recipient’s computers have been infected with malware that allowed the sender to film the recipient watching pornography. They threaten to send the video to all of the recipient’s contacts unless they agree to pay $250 in Bitcoin. The…
“Operating System Fell To My Hacking Expertise” email is part of a recent spam campaign that tries to blackmail users into paying scammers $1250. Although the email does not explicitly state that there’s a video of users watching pornography, nor do scammers threaten to release it, that is implied. The email is also written similarly to sextortion scam emails. Thus…
The “Outlook – Upgraded Version Now Available” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to trick users into revealing their Outlook login credentials. The email claims you need to upgrade to the “newly updated version” of Outlook by clicking on the button in the email. According to the email, if you do not do that within 3 days,…
The “Wells Fargo – Account Verification Required” email is part of a phishing campaign that aims to phish users’ bank login credentials. The email informs the recipient that they need to provide certain information to Wells Fargo to keep their banking account. The recipient is given 2 days to send the necessary information, after which the account will be suspended if…
Amnesia stealer is a dangerous trojan infection that falls into the stealer category. It’s a very dangerous infection that can affect both Windows and Android devices. It comes with a wide range of features that include being able to steal information and files, mine and steal cryptocurrency, as well as give remote access to the device to malware operators.
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Play ransomware is file-encrypting malware, operated by a notorious group of cybercriminals. Play ransomware is often associated with Russian cybergroups, and is known to target various businesses and critical infrastructure organizations in Europe, Australia, North America, and South America. This ransomware is known for its double extortion attacks, as it not only encrypts files but also threatens to publicly release them…