After inspecting the "Klaytn ($KLAY) Airdrop", as promoted on klay-foundation[.]com, we determined that it is fake. The scheme imitates the Klaytn platform (klaytn.foundation). This fraudulent airdrop is used to lure users into exposing their digital wallets to a crypto drainer. Hence, victims of
After reading the "Your System Has Been Cracked" email, we determined that it is spam promoting a sextortion scam. This letter falsely claims that the recipient's device was hacked by the sender and used to record a compromising video. The recording will be sent to the recipient's contact lists if
We have examined this email and found that it is a scam email disguised as a notification from an email service provider regarding a mailbox update. This scam email contains a link to a fake website designed to extract personal information. Anyone who receives this or a similar email should refrai
While browsing questionable websites, our researchers found the girlzsportteam[.]top rogue page. After inspecting it, we determined that this webpage pushes spam browser notifications and redirects to different (likely unreliable or hazardous) sites. Visitors to girlzsportteam[.]top and similar p
After examining the "Wells Fargo - Account Verification Required" email, we determined that it is fake. This spam letter warns that the recipient risks having their bank account suspended if they do not renew their information. This deceptive mail aims to steal victims' online banking accounts thr
Our analysis of the claim.debridgefinace[.]com site revealed that it is a fake website, a copy of the legitimate debridge[.]finance web page. We found that scammers use claim.debridgefinace[.]com to drain their victims' cryptocurrency wallets. Thus, claim.debridgefinace[.]com and similar fake plat
Hotsearch.io is the address of a fake search engine. We found this page promoted by the HotSearch browser extension. It operates as a browser hijacker, i.e., modifies browser settings to generate redirects to the hotsearch.io site. HotSearch was installed on our test machine by a rogue installati
We have examined the Three Seconds AdBlock Lite browser extension and concluded that it functions as adware. When added and active, Three Seconds AdBlock Lite shows various advertisements. Also, this extension can read various data. Thus, users should not trust Three Seconds AdBlock Lite and remov
While investigating suspect sites, our research team discovered the dwhitdoedsrag[.]org rogue webpage. Upon examination, we determined that it promotes browser notification spam and redirects users elsewhere (likely dubious/malicious websites). Pages like dwhitdoedsrag[.]org are most commonly acc
Our researchers found the Xam ransomware during a routine inspection of new file submissions to the VirusTotal platform. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts files in order to demand payment for the decryption (data recovery). We obtained a sample of Xam and executed it on our testing sy