{"id":11713,"date":"2022-04-11T06:39:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T06:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/?p=11713"},"modified":"2023-04-05T06:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T06:47:32","slug":"on-hold-transactions-from-21-06-2016-xpress-money-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/on-hold-transactions-from-21-06-2016-xpress-money-services\/","title":{"rendered":"On Hold Transactions From 21.06.2016 Xpress Money Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
An email with the subject of On Hold Transactions From 21.06.2016 pretending to come from Saeed Abugharbieh <saeed.abugharbieh@xpressmoney.com> with a zip attachment that contains a Barys Trojan and a copy of the image in the email. The ,exe file drops a JAVA jar file that is most likely Java Jacksbot Trojan<\/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
xpressmoney.com 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> Saeed Abugharbieh <saeed.abugharbieh@xpressmoney.com><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Wed 22\/06\/2016 17:02<\/p>\n Subject:<\/strong> On Hold Transactions From 21.06.2016<\/p>\n Attachment:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear Agent,<\/em><\/p>\n Due to no proof of id and amount sent out, we have put on hold all listed transactions.<\/em> Thanks & Warm Regards,<\/em><\/p>\n Saeed Abugharbieh<\/em> Update 6 July 2016: another run of this malspam today slight change to the email where the subject is now On Hold Transactions From 04.07.2016. The email body has a blurred image embedded that is supposed to make you think that you need to open the malicious attachment to see it clearly. The payload is Java Adwind Trojan not Jacksbot as previously<\/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. 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>\nBody Content<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n
\nwe advice you take note of this transactions and call us<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHead-Department & Remittance
\n<\/span>Xpress Money Services Ltd.<\/em>
\nPO Box 170, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/em>
\nTel: +97125107852<\/em>
\nsaeed.abugharbieh@xpressmoney.com<\/em>
\n<\/u><\/p><\/blockquote>\n