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Caution! False email with sender on Amazon contains Keylogger

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His customers Amazon.co.uk αποτελούν στόχο εγκληματιών του κυβερνοχώρου, οι οποίοι αποστέλλουν  μηνύματα ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου με κακόβουλο λογισμικό. Τα μηνύματα προσπαθούν να εξαπατήσουν τους παραλήπτες, παρέχοντας υποτιθέμενες πληροφορίες που σχετίζονται με την παραγγελία τους. Για να γίνει το email πιστευτό, η γραμμή θέματος  περιλαμβάνει τον αριθμό της s, as well as its insignia Amazon. Cheats have sent so far more than 600.000 malicious messages.

Researchers at AppRiver, which specializes in email and web protection, detected the malicious activity at the end of October and have since managed to block more than 600.000 malicious emails. Troy Gill, a senior security analyst at the company, says that "the messages include a Word document with malware." It's about that steals information related to bank accounts and personal data of users.

More than one group of criminals are involved in fraud

According to Gill, another group of cybercriminals has targeted Amazon America customers. The company detected more than 160.000 malicious messages in this case. Although there are some differences in the content of the e-mail, the method and the end goal are the same: Installing malware and intercepting data. To make the e-mail look believable, the scammers use the official και χαρακτηριστικά της Amazon, ενώ το δέλεαρ στη γραμμή θέματος είναι ένα επιβεβαίωσης της παραγγελίας. “Αντί για επισυναπτόμενο αρχείο, τα μηνύματα αυτά χρησιμοποιούν συνδέσεις σε μολυσμένες ιστοσελίδες WordPress. Κάνοντας κλικ σε αυτούς τους συνδέσμους, θα ξεκινήσει το κατέβασμα ενός αρχείου .scr που ονομάζεται: invoice1104.pdf [dot] SCR.

Users are advised to be especially careful with the messages they receive. If you are unsure of the authenticity of the message, avoid opening attachments or following links contained in emails

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