Crooks have found yet another way to monetize their malicious operations. Researchers found attackers spread a new Emotet malware campaign that uses Swedish climate-change activist Greta Thunberg’s popularity as a bait. Last week, she won Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” award.
What researches found?
Recently, security experts came across the socially engineered malware campaign that targets individuals across Europe and Asia.
Here’s what you can expect to see in your email?
The campaign was seen to be heavily focusing on .edu domains used by educational institutions and their pupils.
As suggested by experts, such emails may combine the following four elements:
Also, the attackers geo-localized subject lines and samples. For example, the messages sent to the Italian recipients had the subject lines such as Sostieni Greta; Sostieni Greta – Time Person of the Year 2019; Sostieni Greta Thunberg; Sostieni Greta Thunberg – Time Person of the Year; Sostieni Greta Thunberg – Time Person of the Year 2019. When the recipient opens the message, the Emotet Trojan is installed.
It is advised for all internet users to remain cautious in opening any such unsolicited emails.
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