We have examined this email and determined that it is a phishing scam. The message masquerades as a routine order confirmation from John Lewis & Partners, a well-known UK department store. Its links lead to a fraudulent website designed to steal Google account credentials. Recipients should de
After inspecting this email, we determined it is malspam. The message impersonates the U.S. Social Security Administration, claiming the recipient has an Annual Earnings Statement ready for download. Its true purpose is to deliver malware through a link leading to a fraudulent website. This email
We have examined this email and concluded that it is a scam. It is disguised as an urgent notice from the United States Postal Service, warning that the recipient's PO Box membership will be suspended unless they contact scammers to complete a fake verification process. This email should be ignore
We have examined this email and determined that it is a phishing scam. The message is disguised as a legitimate file-sharing notification, claiming that a purchase agreement document has been shared with the recipient. Its actual purpose is to steal email login credentials through a fake re-authen
We have examined this email and concluded it is a phishing scam. It is made to look like an automated QuickBooks payment notification, luring recipients into clicking a link that opens a fake email login page. The goal is to steal account credentials. Anyone who receives this message should ignore
The WebWebWeb.com browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) through free software downloads. At time of testing, this website was promoted via an application called 'video downloader professional'. Developers of this browser settings-changing adware (LINK6
We have inspected this email and determined it is malspam - a fraudulent message crafted to deliver malware. It poses as a shipping notice from FedEx, claiming that a parcel's customs clearance requires further information. The email has no connection to FedEx whatsoever and should be deleted imme
"LinkedIn email scam" refers to spam campaigns - large-scale operations during which thousands of emails presented as messages from LinkedIn are sent. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented online service, designed to aid in professional networking. The aim of the fake "LinkedIn" emails i
Pulse is a Chromium-based browser. It is promoted as an Internet browser that integrates AI (Artificial Intelligence). Upon inspection, we determined that this rogue browser is a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). It produces redirects to several fake search engines that cannot generate searc
Search.live-history.com is a fake search engine, which we discovered while analyzing the LivingHistory browser hijacker. This software is endorsed as a quick-access tool for the user's browsing history. Browser hijackers modify browsers to produce redirects to their promoted websites, such as sear
Security researchers have identified a previously unknown malware family called SynkLoader, distributed via Microsoft Teams phishing campaigns impersonating corporate IT help desks. Expel researcher Marcus Hutchins uncovered the loader while investigating an incident on a client network, after an en
Security researchers have uncovered a significantly upgraded version of the ToxicPanda Android banking trojan that now targets 349 financial applications across 16 countries, blocks Google Play at the network level, and hijacks Android's wireless debugging feature to seize shell-level control of inf
A threat actor operating under the name "Ransom Busters" is contacting ransomware victims directly, posing as an independent recovery service that can delete stolen data and provide decryption keys in exchange for payment. Security researchers now believe the entity is not a legitimate third party a
Industrial and energy giants Philips, General Electric (GE), and Shell have all confirmed they are investigating claims made by the Clop ransomware gang that it stole data from their systems. The disclosures follow a wider extortion campaign in which the cybercrime group exploited a critical vulnera
Security researchers have uncovered a fresh wave of attacks in which the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus exploited a previously unknown Windows vulnerability to break into defense, aerospace, and aviation organizations across Europe, India, and South America. The group weaponized
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