{"id":12454,"date":"2022-04-11T11:05:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T11:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/?p=12454"},"modified":"2023-03-31T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T11:17:25","slug":"cancellation-request-malspam-delivers-locky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/cancellation-request-malspam-delivers-locky\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancellation Request Malspam Delivers Locky"},"content":{"rendered":"
The next in the never ending series of Locky downloaders is an email with the subject of Cancellation request coming as usual from random companies, names and email addresses with a semi-random named zip attachment starting with Cancellation_Form_ containing a .JS 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
One of the emails looks like:<\/p>\n
From:<\/strong> Katharine Clayton <Clayton.892@myfghinc.com><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Wed 05\/10\/2016 19:40<\/p>\n Subject:<\/strong> Cancellation request<\/p>\n Attachment:<\/strong> Cancellation_Form_3805419.zip<\/p>\n Dear [redacted], to cancel the request you made on October 4th, you need to fill out the cancellation form attached in this email.<\/em><\/p>\n Contact us if you need further assistance.<\/em><\/p>\n Best regards,<\/em><\/p>\n Katharine Clayton<\/em><\/p>\n Clients Support<\/em><\/p>\n Screenshot:<\/strong><\/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