Spam
We spotted spam emails laden with DRIDEX malware that pretends to come from a British gas company. Unsuspecting users who opened the email will see an attached Word document file that has malicious macro detected by Trend Micro as W2KM_DRIDEX.
Read moreAs the world mourns the death of rock star icon David Bowie, cybercriminals are quick to leverage this tragic news for their social engineering ploys. Unlike spam runs where one can immediately see such lures in the email subject or attachment, this spam email use hidden keywords about David Bowie in the email’s code.
Read moreWe recently came across a spam which poses as an invoice for a certain 'Penalty Charge Notice'. Should unsuspecting users open the .
Read moreSpammers have found DRIDEX-related spammed messages leveraging the Christmas season. It appears to be an invoice from a Christmas-related decorating retailer.
Read moreAn email poses to be a delivery note from a dry cleaning shop. This spammed message, written in German, contains an attached document.
Read moreSubject: Your Account has a debt and is past dueWe found spam emails with the subject, Your account has a debt and is past due for its social engineering lure. The email has an attachment that supposedly contains the information of the customer's case.
Read moreWe recently found a sample of a spam campaign that appears to use the mask of certain animal nutrtition companies. The email poses to be an invoice from Cargill and attempts to infect users with a document with malicious macro included.
Read moreWe recently came across samples of a spam campaign, this time using the disguise of a credentialing invoice advertising medical services - specifically, those pertaining to anesthesia. The body of the message is short and directs the reader to its attachment - a Microsoft Word document that may look harmless at first glance but is actually malicious.
Read moreSpammers are leveraging the US Department of Treasury for its social engineering tactics. The email sample appears to be a notification from the Federal Reserve Bank regarding restrictions on wire transfers.
Read moreOur engineers recently came across samples of a spammed mail purpotedly coming from someone in the National Disability Insurance Scheme department of the Australian government. It sports the subject 'NDISPlan' and notifies the user that they have a secure file waiting to be downloaded and it appears to involve the insurance plan of an individual named 'Shelby'.
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