{"id":11122,"date":"2022-07-02T14:33:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T14:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/?p=11122"},"modified":"2023-03-31T09:59:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:59:31","slug":"blank-email-from-random-names-icloud-com-with-numbered-zip-delivers-locky-zepto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/blank-email-from-random-names-icloud-com-with-numbered-zip-delivers-locky-zepto\/","title":{"rendered":"Blank Email From Random Names @ icloud.com With Numbered Zip Delivers Locky \/ Zepto"},"content":{"rendered":"
The next in the never ending series of Locky \/ Zepto downloaders is an empty \/ blank email with the subject random numbers and either .jpg, gif, pdf, img, docx, tif, png etc. coming as usual from random names @ icloud.com with a random named zip attachment that is named the same as the numbers in the subject line containing a wsf file<\/p>\n
They use 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.<\/p>\n
Needless to say these are not coming from Icloud. iCloud has not been hacked or had their email or other servers compromised. They are not sending the emails to you. They are just innocent victims in exactly the same way as every recipient of these emails.<\/p>\n
One of the emails looks like:<\/p>\n
From:<\/strong> Alejandra_6526@icloud.com<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Fri 02\/09\/2021 12:27<\/p>\n Subject:<\/strong> 26889jpg<\/p>\n Attachment:<\/strong> 26889.zip<\/p>\n Body content:<\/strong> Empty \/ blank<\/p>\n Screenshot:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n These malicious attachments normally have a password stealing component, with the aim of stealing your bank, PayPal or other financial details along with your email or FTP ( web space) log in credentials. Many of them are also designed to specifically steal your Facebook and other social network log in details. A very high proportion are Ransomware versions that encrypt your files and demand money ( about \u00a3350\/$400) to recover the files.<\/p>\n All the alleged senders, amounts, reference numbers, Bank codes, companies, names of employees, employee positions, email addresses and phone numbers mentioned in the emails are all random. Some of these companies will exist and some won\u2019t.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t try to respond by phone or email, all you will do is end up with an innocent person or company who have had their details spoofed and picked at random from a long list that the bad guys have previously found. The bad guys choose companies, Government departments and organisations with subjects that are designed to entice you or alarm you into blindly opening the attachment or clicking the link in the email to see what is happening.<\/p>\n