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Phishing scams are known to shapeshift into whatever the current climate’s highest fears and anxieties are, and the newest to emerge include one that pretends to contain urgent information on the coronavirus and another posing as tax forms. Wired reported that the coronavirus scam uses subject lines such as “Singapore Specialist: Corona Virus Safety Measures.” The fraudulent email poses as a message from a doctor with a link that will supposedly download a PDF of preventative advice. However, by clicking the link, the victim opens the door to a malware infection.
Similarly, as the U.S. tax season is in full gear, a campaign infecting users with the Emotet trojan uses emails with malicious attachments that pretend to be signed W-9 tax forms. Bleeping Computer reported that the emails contain little text – just a personalized thank-you to the recipient and a “Please see attached” message. Clicking the attachment takes users to a Microsoft Word template that asks them to “enable content.” Once they do, their system is infected with the Emotet trojan, which has the ability to download more malware as well as send out more spam.
“One of the all-time favorite ways to spread malware is through email messages, and it has been like that since last century,” commented Avast security evangelist Luis Corrons. “Our most veteran readers will remember the infamous ‘Melissa’ macro worm back in 1999 and the notorious ‘I Love You’ in 2000. The main difference here is that those were self-replicat ..
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