Beware of the post office notices: they warn of a dangerous mass fraud campaign

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The National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) has detected a campaign to send fraudulent emails that try to

.

For this reason, the Incibe (dependent on the Ministry of the Economy) has issued an alert of high importance (level 4/5) warning about this usurpation that in fact seeks to spread a malicious Trojan-type program on the computers of its victims.

Trojan-type programs are files (apparently innocuous) that actually

that allows the attacker to access his victim's computer remotely.

Its name is inspired by the wooden horse full of soldiers that the Greeks built to gain access to the interior of Troy and

.

In the scam identified by Incibe, victims receive an email with the subject "

- [id (random numbers)]".

The message informs that an attempt has been made to deliver a package but that it has not been possible.

Therefore, a period of 3 days is provided for you to reschedule the delivery and

.

The Incibe warns that the emails contain

, and once the user has clicked on the link, they are redirected to a web page created by the criminals where the malicious program will be downloaded.

The

of the malicious files are: CORREOS_000000_XXX.zip

"Every time

is

, it has a random name, although it follows the same pattern:« POST_ + 5 or 6 random numbers + _ + 3 random letters »", says the Incibe.

In the campaign detected by this public body, the email tries to distribute a type of

, identified as

r or Dropper, specially designed to take control of the victim's computer.

Once the Trojan has taken control of the infected terminal, criminals have a

or re-infect the computer with other malicious programs, depending on their objectives.

Identity fraud

To do this, cybercriminals make use of the technique known as email spoofing, with which they

, when in reality it is not.

"The body of the message contains multiple grammatical and spelling errors along with other

, something that a legitimate entity would never commit," says Incibe.

Once the victim has clicked on the attached link, the browser opens to download the malicious file "which

as a malicious file, notifying the user," they indicate from the Institute of Cybersecurity.

What to do to protect yourself from this type of fraud?

To prevent our computer equipment from being affected by this type of

, the National Cybersecurity Institute periodically provides a series of recommendations in this regard, such as:

• Do not open emails from unknown users or that you have not requested: delete them directly.

• Do not reply in any case to these emails.

• Check the links before clicking, even if they are from known contacts.

• Be wary of shortened links.

• Be wary of attached files, even if they are from known contacts.

• Always keep your operating system and antivirus updated.

  In the case of antivirus, check that it is active.

• Make sure your employees' user accounts use strong passwords and do not have administrator permissions.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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