Watz ransomware is file-encrypting malware. If you suddenly cannot open your personal files and file names have .watz added to them, your files have been encrypted. Encrypted files will not be openable until you first use a decryptor on them. At the moment, only users who have backups can recover files for free.
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“Saved Passwords Were Found Online” email is a phishing attempt that tries to trick users into revealing their login credentials. The email claims that users’ passwords have been exposed and must be changed to protect accounts. If users engage with the email and follow the instructions, they will reveal highly sensitive information to cybercriminals.
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Waqa ransomware is file-encrypting malware that takes personal files hostage. The ransomware is part of the Djvu/STOP malware family. The malicious actors operating this malware family release new versions regularly, with hundreds of versions already in the wild. Waqa ransomware can be identified by the .waqa file extension added to encrypted file names. Unfortunately, only users with backups can recover files…
“You Were Scammed A Huge Sum Of Money” email falls into the scam/spam email category. The email claims the recipient has been scammed out of $2,600,000.00 and the money can be “returned” if the recipient provides the necessary personal information.
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“Coinbase Crypto Giveaway” is a fake crypto giveaway that promises to send double any amount of crypto sent to the provided account. These types of scams are very common when it comes to cryptocurrencies. They are often advertised on social media sites like Facebook and X (previously known as Twitter) and video-sharing platforms like YouTube. All of them are fake…
MrAnon is a dangerous trojan infection. It’s classified as a stealer trojan and infects computers with the intention of stealing all sensitive information from users’ devices. It targets browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, messaging apps, certain file types, etc. The malware is currently for sale.
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Veza ransomware is file-encrypting malware that takes files hostage and demands payment for their recovery. It’s part of the Djvu/STOP ransomware family and is considered to be a very dangerous infection because file recovery is not always possible. Only users who have a backup can recover files for free at the moment.
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“Outlook – Someone Logged Into Your Mail Account” email is part of a phishing campaign that tries to phish users’ Outlook email account credentials. It’s a classic phishing email that claims an unauthorized person has logged into users’ email accounts and asks that users secure their accounts. When users are led to a phishing site, if they type their email…
“Bittrex” email scam is part of a malicious spam email campaign that claims Brttrex is closing down and users need to withdraw $5,750 worth of funds from their accounts. This campaign tries to phish users’ Bittrex login credentials to steal the funds in the account.
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“Boxes Of Money” is a classic email scam that promises a lot of money if the recipient agrees to help the sender. This email greatly resembles the “Nigerian Prince” scams that ask users for help to transfer money outside of Nigeria. Similarly, this scam email asks the recipient to help with moving large sums of money from Syria. In exchange,…