Bank Statement. Please read pretending to come from an unnamed US Bank is another one from the current zbot runs which try to drop cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers. Almost all of these have a password stealing component, with the aim of stealing your email or FTP ( web … Continue reading →

PG&E Energy Statement. The email pretending to come from an energy company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company  saying  PG&E Energy Statement  is another one from the current asprox botnet runs which try to drop cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers. Apart from the fact that the recipient of this email is in … Continue reading →

To all Employees – Confidential Message pretending to be from Docusign is another one from the current zbot runs which try to drop cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. They are using email addresses and subjects that will entice a user to read the email and open the attachment. A very high proportion are being targeted at small and medium size businesses, with the hope of getting a better response than they do from consumers. Your document has been completed Sent on behalf of administrator@<removed>.  All parties have completed the envelope ‘Please DocuSign this document: To All … Continue reading →

Email pretending to be from LLoydsTSB Customer Account Correspondence This attachment contains correspondence relating to your customer account with Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Ltd. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please contact the individual or customer care team whose details appear on the statement. This email message and its attachment has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance, No 1 Brookhill Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 3EL | … Continue reading →

Another new Notice to appear in court has started its spam run with emails spoofed to pretend to come from a law firm. They have now changed and are using Dechert llp as the law firm and Georgia as the court this time This follows on from This   and  This  and THIS.  It also pretends to be from a large international group of lawyers (dechert.com)  with a notice to appear. various slightly different subjects on this email along with different times and dates of the alleged hearing. Also a different court clerk’s name is used, just to vary it a bit. Notice to appear … Continue reading →