Cyber criminals can go down to any level to achieve their goals and the latest phishing scam only reiterates this fact. After raking in millions by exploiting the COVID-19 threat, cybercriminals are now after the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and exploiting it to distribute Trickbot malware.
Just a few days ago it was reported that there has been a widespread increase in cyberattacks targeting BLM movement. Now, according to the latest report from abuse.ch, a new phishing scam has surfaced to monetize from the BLM movement in which attackers are sending fake emails disguised as emails from the Country Administration.
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In this ongoing phishing scam, recipients are asked to anonymously vote for the BLM movement but in the background, Trickbot malware is launched to infect the device. The malware quickly spreads across the network and starts stealing login IDs and passwords.
Screenshot of the fake email provided by Abuse.ch
It is worth noting that Trickbot is a piece of malware that has been targeting business and unsuspecting users since 2017. Some of its victims include McAfee anti-virus’ ClickProtect email protection service, black lives matter movement exploited spread trickbot malware
