Once again we are unable to get any malware payload from it because the sites insist on some vulnerable softweare which we don\u2019t have installed<\/p>\n
There is an alternative version spreading with a subject of British Gas bill payment. pretending to come from British Gas [services@britishgas.co.uk] but with exactly the same virgin media email<\/p>\n
Virgin Media Automated Billing Reminder<\/p>\n
Date 17th June 2021<\/strong>
\nThis e-mail has been sent you by Virgin Media to inform you that we were
\nunable to process your most recent payment of bill. This might be due to
\none of the following reasons:<\/p>\n\n- A recent change in your personal information such as Name or address.<\/li>\n
- Your Credit or Debit card has expired.<\/li>\n
- Insufficient funds in your account.<\/li>\n
- Cancellation of Direct Debit agreement.<\/li>\n
- Your Card issuer did not authorize this transaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
To avoid Service interruption you will need to update your billing profile, failure to update your profile may lead in service cancellation and termination.
\nPlease click on the link below to login to e-Billing. You will need to login using your primary E-mail address.
\nLogin\u00a0 to e-Billing<\/strong><\/cite><\/b>
\nOnce logged in you will need to fill in the required fields, please ensure all address and contact details are up to date, once submitted your account details will automatically be updated within 24 Hours.
\nKind Regards,
\n
\nVirgin Media<\/strong>
\nCustomer Services Team<\/strong>
\nEllis Willis<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nAll of these emails use Social engineering tricks to persuade you to open the attachments that come with the email. Whether it is a message saying \u201clook at this picture of me I took last night\u201d and it appears to come from a friend or is more targeted at somebody who regularly is likely to receive PDF attachments or Word .doc attachments or any other common file that you use every day. Be very careful when unzipping them and make sure you have \u201cshow known file extensions enabled\u201c, And then look carefully at the unzipped file. If it says .EXE then it is a problem and should not be run or opened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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