Upon reading the "Foreign Beneficiary" email, we learned that it is spam. This phishing letter offers the recipient a shady deal wherein they will be presented as a "foreign beneficiary" and claim the funds of a deceased millionaire. The recipient is promised 40% of the unclaimed millions for thei
While browsing dubious websites, our research team discovered the "Bitcoin NFT Verification" scam. This scheme operates as a cryptocurrency drainer that siphons funds from exposed digital wallets, causing victims to suffer financial loss. IMPORTANT NOTE: We do not review crypto projects, ple
After reading the "BMW Promotional Program" email, we determined that it is spam. It promotes a phishing scam targeting recipients' personally identifiable information by claiming that they have won a new car and an exorbitant sum of money. It is pertinent to mention that victims of this scam mail
Our researchers discovered the "Crypto Maindapp Dapps Protocol" scam while browsing untrustworthy websites. Upon inspection, we determined that it is a phishing scam targeting cryptocurrency wallet log-in credentials. "Crypto Maindapp Dapps Protocol" claims to allow users to sync and fix i
Our researchers discovered Insom ransomware during a routine investigation of new file submissions to the VirusTotal site. This program is part of the Makop ransomware family. This malicious software is designed to encrypt data and demand payment for its decryption. On our test system, Insom lock
"Virus Alert (05261)" is a technical support scam discovered by researchers during a routine inspection of dubious websites. The deceptive "Virus Alert (05261)" webpage is disguised as Microsoft's site, displaying an alert claiming the user's operating system is locked. It must be stressed that t
While inspecting new submissions to the VirusTotal website, our research team discovered the LUCKY malicious program. It belongs to the Makop ransomware family. LUCKY (Makop) ransomware is designed to encrypt files and demand payment for the decryption. On our testing system, files locked by this
After inspecting this "Nedbank" email, we determined that it is fake. It is presented as a notification regarding an electronic account statement. This is a lure to trick recipients into visiting a phishing website targeting Nedbank log-in credentials. Victims of this scam mail risk having their
Updates-macos[.]com is a rogue page discovered by our researchers during a routine investigation session browsing dubious websites. We determined that this webpage promotes browser notification spam and generates redirects to different (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. The majority of visitors
Our inspection of the "SharePoint - ACH-Wire Authorization" email revealed that it is spam. This scam message uses an invoice and payroll themed lure to bait recipients into visiting a phishing website. Sites of this kind record provided information and send it to scammers. The spam email