"E-mail Blacklist scam" refers to a spam campaign - a large-scale operation during which deceptive emails are sent by the thousand. The letters spread through this campaign - claim that recipients' email accounts have been blacklisted. Allegedly, unless the accounts are updated - they will be per
Lama is the name of a malicious program, which is part of the VoidCrypt ransomware family. This malware is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption tools/software. To elaborate, systems infected with Lama ransomware have the files stored on them rendered inaccessible and unu
It is common that scammers use email to trick recipients into giving them their personal information (for example, credit card details, passwords, emails and other login credentials, social security numbers), or transferring money. In order to give their emails legitimacy, they pretend to be legit
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files and generates a ransom note (or multiple ransom notes). It blocks access to data unless a ransom is paid. Gpay encrypts and renames files, it appends the ".gpay" extension to their filenames (e.g., it renames a file named "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.gpay",
"Air Sea Land email virus" refers to a malware-proliferating spam campaign. The term "spam campaign" describes a mass-scale operation during which deceptive/scam emails are sent by the thousand. The fake "Air Sea Land" letters supposedly concern order payments. This spam mail aims to spread malic
It is known that SkinnyBoy was used in targeted attacks (in spear phishing campaigns targeting military and government institutions). At the current moment this malware is delivered using emails that contain malicious Microsoft Word document. SkinnyBoy is designed to collect information about the
"New app(s) have access to your Microsoft Account email scam" refers to a spam campaign - a large-scale operation during which thousands of deceptive emails are sent. The letters distributed through this campaign - claim that new applications have connected to recipients' Microsoft accounts. The
Typically, scammers behind sextortion scam emails claim to have compromising images or videos of the recipient and demand payment for not releasing those images or videos. In most cases, scammers claim to have used recipient's webcam to obtain compromising material. The main purpose of such scams
ZLO is the name of a screen-locking ransomware. It operates by locking operating systems with a full-screen ransom-demanding message. In other words, victims are unable to use their devices until they pay the ransom. However, at the time of research, the ZLO screenlocker's message could be remove
Ransomware attack victims cannot access encrypted files unless they decrypt those files with a tool that the attackers encourage to purchase from them. Usually, malware of this type encrypts and renames files, and generates a ransom note. Pahd modifies filenames by appending the ".pahd" extension