His customers Amazon.co.uk are the target of cybercriminals who send malicious emails. The messages try to deceive the recipients by providing supposed information related to their order. To make the email credible, the subject line includes the shipment number as well as its insignia Amazon. Cheats have sent so far more than 600.000 malicious messages.
Researchers at AppRiver, which specializes in protecting e-mail and websites, detected the malicious activity in late October and have since blocked more than 600.000 malicious e-mails. Troy Gill, the company's chief security analyst, said the messages contained "a Word document with malware." It is a keylogger 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 software και υποκλοπή δεδομένων.Για να γίνει πιστευτό το email οι απατεώνες χρησιμοποιούν το επίσημο λογότυπο και χαρακτηριστικά της Amazon, ενώ το δέλεαρ στη γραμμή θέματος είναι ένα message 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.
Recommended to users be very careful with the messages they receive. In case you are not sure about the authenticity of the message, avoid opening attached files or following links contained in emails
