Locky delivered by more fake invoices pretending to come from your own email address

The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of  Emailed Invoice – 091088 pretending to come from random names at your own email address or company domain. They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the Continue reading → Continue reading Locky delivered by more fake invoices pretending to come from your own email address

Locky delivered by fake “Microsoft Store E-invoice for your order” emails

The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of  Microsoft Store E-invoice for your order #7833846815 ( random numbers)   pretending to come from do_not_reply @ various subdomains at Microsoft.com.  This campaign started at approx. 10pm UK time last night and continued steadily Continue reading → Continue reading Locky delivered by fake “Microsoft Store E-invoice for your order” emails

Fake Chrome & Firefox Font Update Drops RAT and Locky Ransomware

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Google Chrome with 2 billion active users is the most

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Fake eBay invoice delivers Locky ransomware

The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of  Your invoice for eBay purchases (83998749832384616#) [random numbers]  pretending to come from eBay <ebay@ebay.us> We are also seeing these pretending to come from all the other main English speaking eBay domains ebay@ebay.com.au ebay@ebay.co.uk ebay@ebay.com Continue reading → Continue reading Fake eBay invoice delivers Locky ransomware

Locky delivered by fake Scanning message pretending to come from random names @tayloredgroup.co.uk.

The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of  Scanning  pretending to come from random names @tayloredgroup.co.uk. They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. tayloredgroup.co.uk has not been hacked or had their Continue reading → Continue reading Locky delivered by fake Scanning message pretending to come from random names @tayloredgroup.co.uk.

Locky delivered by fake Scanning message pretending to come from random names @tayloredgroup.co.uk.

The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of  Scanning  pretending to come from random names @tayloredgroup.co.uk. They use email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. tayloredgroup.co.uk has not been hacked or had their Continue reading → Continue reading Locky delivered by fake Scanning message pretending to come from random names @tayloredgroup.co.uk.

A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in…

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Fake Invoice INV-000379 from Property Lagoon Limited for Gleneagles Equestrian Centre delivers Locky ransomware

The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of   Invoice INV-000379 from Property Lagoon Limited for Gleneagles Equestrian Centre ( random numbers)  pretending to come from a random name that matches the name in the email body  but appearing to come from  messaging-service@post.xero.com Continue reading → Continue reading Fake Invoice INV-000379 from Property Lagoon Limited for Gleneagles Equestrian Centre delivers Locky ransomware

‘HoeflerText’ Popups Target Browsers With RAT and Locky Ransomware

A malware campaign utilizing bogus “HoeflerText” popup warnings is back in full swing targeting Google Chrome and Firefox browsers with Locky ransomware attacks and the NetSupport Manager RAT. Continue reading ‘HoeflerText’ Popups Target Browsers With RAT and Locky Ransomware

Massive Locky Ransomware Strain Hits US with Over 23 Million Emails

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