The “Spam Activity Originating From Your Address” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to phish users’ email account login credentials. The email is disguised as a security alert informing recipients about supposed massive spam activity from their accounts. Supposedly, recipients’ email accounts have been compromised and will be permanently deleted if users don’t take action within 24…
The “Capital One – Account Restricted” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to trick users into revealing their Capital One login credentials. The email looks like a notification from Capital One and informs recipients that their accounts have been restricted because they’re under review. If users want their accounts to be reinstated, they need to verify them…
The “Roundcube Account Will Be Suspended” email is a phishing attempt that targets Roundcube login credentials. The email claims that your account will soon be suspended from sending and receiving emails because of illegal activity detected in the account. The email encourages users to click on the provided button to supposedly secure their accounts but if users click on it,…
Cloak ransomware is file-encrypting malware that essentially takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. The malware targets personal files because they are the ones users are usually willing to pay for. The ransomware can be identified by the .crYpt extension it adds to encrypted files. If your files suddenly have that extension, you will not be able to…
The “Capital One – Document Is Ready” email is part of a phishing campaign that intends to steal users’ Capital One login credentials. There has been an increase in phishing email targeting specifically Capital One credentials so users need to be very careful. This particular phishing email is disguised as a notification from the bank about a supposed document being…
Core (Makop) ransomware is malware that encrypts files. It’s a type of infection that essentially takes users’ personal files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. Core (Makop) ransomware comes from the Makop ransomware family and can be identified by the .[corecrypt@hotmail.com].core extension that gets added to all encrypted files. Unfortunately, encrypted files cannot be opened unless they are first decrypted…
The “Emirates NBD – Secure Banking Notification” email is a phishing attempt. The email targets Emirates NBD bank customers and tries to phish their login credentials to gain access to their bank accounts. The email is disguised as a notification from the bank about a recent transaction and invites recipients to view the details by clicking on the provided button.…
The “Capital One – Secured Message” email is a phishing attempt that tries to trick users into revealing their Capital One login credentials. The email is disguised as a security notification from Capital One’s Card Fraud Department and informs recipients that their accounts have been temporarily suspended because of suspicious account activity. The email claims that recipients need to review the…
The “Account Is Due For Update” email is part of a phishing campaign that targets users’ Webmail login credentials. The email is disguised as a Webmail notification and informs the recipient about supposed account updates. Recipients are asked to open the attached file within 24 hours to prevent their account from being stopped. If users open the attached file, they…
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…