Shipping Information – Your Order #991-8260 – JS malware leads to Locky Ransomware

Last revised or Updated on: 7th March, 2016, 12:59 PMAn email with the subject of  Shipping Information – Your Order #991-8260 [ random numbered]  pretending to come from random names and email addresses  with a zip attachment is another one from the current bot runs which downloads Locky ransomware. They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers. The alleged sender matches the name of the project manager or courier service in the body of the email The email looks like: From: Rodrigo Sweet <SweetRodrigo882@richardbienvenu.com> Date: Mon … Continue reading →