Unsolicited email, IM, SMS texting, proximity-triggered behavior, usually of a commercial nature but also sometimes used to distribute links to malicious Web sites or malware executables themselves.
By Dancho Danchev
Have you sent an eFax recently? Watch out for an ongoing malicious spam campaign that tries to convince you that there’s been an unsuccessful fax transmission. Once socially engineered users execute the malicious attachment found in the fake emails, their PCs automatically join the botnet of the cybercriminals behind the campaign.
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By Dancho Danchev
Opportunistic scammers have just launched a targeted spam campaign impersonating the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in an attempt to trick users into handing over their complete credit card details as they supposedly make a donation to support Syria’s refugees.
Needless to say, this scam is seeking full access to your credit card details through a fraudulent Web site that’s directly collecting the information, has no SSL support, and is featuring a bogus “Verified by Verisign” logo in an attempt to add more legitimacy in the eyes of the prospective victims.
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By Dancho Danchev
Opportunistic pharmaceutical scammers are currently spamvertising tens of thousands of bogus emails impersonating Facebook’s Notification System in an attempt to trick users into clicking on the links, supposedly coming from a trusted source. Once users click on the links found in the fake emails, they’re exposed to counterfeit pharmaceutical items available for purchase without a prescription.
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By Dancho Danchev
We have just intercepted yet another spamvertised malware serving campaign, this time impersonating Vodafone U.K, in an attempt to trick the company’s customers into thinking that they’ve received an image. In reality, once users execute the malicious attachments, their PCs automatically join the botnet operated by the cybercriminal.
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By Dancho Danchev
Over the past week, the cybercriminals behind the recently profiled ‘Citibank Merchant Billing Statement‘ themed campaign, resumed operations, and launched yet another massive spam campaign impersonating Citibank, in an attempt to trick its customers into executing the malicious attachment found in the fake emails.
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By Dancho Danchev
We have just intercepted yet another currently ongoing malicious spam campaign, enticing users into executing a fake Export License/Payment Invoice. Once gullible and socially engineering users do so, their PCs automatically join the botnet operated by the cybercriminals.
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By Dancho Danchev
The gang of cybercriminals behind the ‘Magic Malware‘ has launched yet another malicious spam campaign, attempting to trick U.K users into thinking they’ve received a notification for a “New MMS” message. In reality, once users execute the malicious attachment, it will download and drop additional malware on the affected hosts, giving the cybercriminals behind the campaign complete access to the affected host.
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By Dancho Danchev
Cybercriminals are currently spamvertising tens of thousands of bogus emails impersonating New York State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in an attempt to trick users into thinking they’ve received an uniform traffic ticket, that they should open, print and send to their town’s court.
In reality, once users open and execute the malicious attachment, their PCs will automatically join the botnet operated by the cybercriminal/cybercriminals behind the campaign.
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By Dancho Danchev
Kindle users, watch what you click on!
Cybercriminals are currently mass mailing tens of thousands of fake Amazon “You Kindle E-Book Order” themed emails in an attempt to trick Kindle users into clicking on the malicious links found in these messages. Once they do so, they’ll be automatically exposed to the client-side exploits served by the Black Hole Exploit Kit, ultimately joining the botnet operated by the cybercriminal/cybercriminals that launched the campaign.
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By Dancho Danchev
Over the past 24 hours, we’ve intercepted yet another spam campaign impersonating Citibank in an attempt to socially engineer Citibank customers into thinking that they’ve received a Merchant Billing Statement. Once users execute the malicious attachment found in the fake emails, their PCs automatically join the botnet operated by the cybercriminal/cybercriminals.
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