Week in review 8 May 2015 And this week was almost all apples. In terms of phishing emails that is. We did start with a Woolworths survey email and ended with – you guessed it – the contractual PayPal phishing email. Read on for our week in review. As always, you can click on a…
PayPal Security Advisory phishing email From today’s scam emails we have pulled a detailed phishing email targeting PayPal users. This phishing email is uses the guise of a security advisory. Although detailed, the phishing email follows a standard line. Limitations are imposed on your PayPal account. Verify your account information and the limitations are removed.…
Activate Apple Account says phishing email “We need your action to activate your account.” This is the subject line of the latest phishing email to hit our email filters. Once again, Apple users are targeted. In this campaign Apple users are advised that several downloads have been detected. Consequently the recipient needs to update their…
Account disabled please update That is a paraphrase of the latest phishing email to target Apple users. This phishing email is simple. There is no greeting, just the words “Account access Limited” in large type. The heading dominates the email. Even the sub heading “your account is opened in another location” is dwarfed. The implication…
iTunes account phishing email “Confirm your account!” This is the heading of the latest phishing email aimed at iTunes users. It’s a powerful call to action. It’s also a fake. This email is not from Apple. It is from a phishing site. It can be deleted. Figure A is the email in full. There is…
Woolworths satisfaction survey scam email Today’s phishing email purports to be from the Woolworths Online department. For our overseas readers, Woolworths are an Australian supermarket chain, specializing in groceries. The phishing campaign launched over the weekend. The volume of emails received outstripped other phishing campaigns over the weekend, and the email is a nasty one.…
Week in review 1 May 2015 This week was a varied mix of phishing emails. NAB, ANZ and American Express customers were all targeted. A fake traffic infringement notice began circulating in Australia. And no week is complete without a PayPal phishing email. Read on for our week in review. As always, you can click on…
Payment Received says AMEX phishing email Phishing emails get recycled. We have observed this phenomenon three times this week. A recycled phishing email usually has “enhancements” making it more realistic. The enhancements can mean extra logos, branding or links. In the case of today’s American Express (AMEX) phishing email, it is all three. A phishing…
Fake Traffic Infringement Notice Over the last two days we have observed phishing emails claiming to be from the Australian Federal Police (AFP). These emails tell the recipient they have a traffic infringement notice. The infringement in all cases is negligent driving. The emails are a fake. They have a nasty payload if you click…
Remove PayPal limitation learn now “Log In & Learn Now” reads the anchor text of the latest PayPal phishing email. It’s the only original part of the email. The rest of the email resembles many PayPal phishing emails. It follows the standard line that your PayPal account has limitations. To remove the PayPal limitation, click…
