The “Capital One – Email Address Change” email is part of a phishing campaign that intends to gain access to users’ Capital One accounts. The email claims that the email address associated with your Capital One account has been changed, supposedly per your request. The email informs you that if you did not initiate the change, you need to secure…
search-thrill.com is a fake search engine that may be set as your default search engine if your computer is infected with a browser hijacker. These infections make unauthorized changes to the browser’s settings and try to redirect to sponsored websites. It’s not a serious infection but it can get very annoying. They change a browser’s homepage/new tabs and set dubious…
“Your System Was Breached By Remote Desktop Protocol” scam email falls into the sextortion email category. The email falsy claims that users’ computers have been infected with malware that gave its operator access to the devices. Email senders claim to have made a video of the recipients watching pornography and threaten to send the video to all contacts unless users…
whubaesingotbrewer.com is a deceptive website that intends to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, you’ll get a browser alert saying “whubaesingotbrewer.com wants to show notifications”. The site is misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to ask for authorization to show notifications on users’ desktops. However, instead of displaying useful…
The “Spotify Subscription Update” scam email is part of a phishing campaign intended to steal users’ financial information. The email falsely informs users that their Spotify subscriptions have ended because of a payment issue. To supposedly continue using their premium accounts, users need to update their payment information. If users click on the link provided in the email, they’ll be…
The “Storage Space Running Low” email falls into the phishing email category. The email targets users’ email account login credentials. It claims that issues have been detected on users’ email accounts and failure to resolve them may result in the deletion of the accounts. Supposedly, recipients’ accounts are running low on storage but the issue can be solved if users…
The “Chase – Suspicious Activity” email is part of a phishing campaign that claims unusual activity has been detected on users’ Chase accounts. According to the email, users need to review their accounts for security reasons. The email is targeting users’ login credentials, and if users fall for this phishing attempt, their Chase accounts could be compromised. This is a…
oxylersess.co.in is a deceptive website that users may get redirected to when browsing ad-heavy sites. The site tries to trick users into allowing ads on the desktop by misusing a legitimate browser feature that authorized sites to request permission to show notifications. However, sites like oxylersess.co.in misuse the feature to show users ads. This is why you will get a browser…