Emotet in “Greta Thunberg”-Spam: warning-Mails to fake climate protection demos

Emotet spreads increased in December. Authorities suffer, and users should take Eight from Spam. After Christmas greet Greta Thunberg lures “”.

The erpressun Trojan Emotet is pushing back on the loose. After among other things, Microsoft a few days ago about the risks in E-Mails with Christmas greetings, warned, followed by a IT security company. On Twitter, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has the Federal office for information security (BSI) on a Fund of the company Cofense Labs to the attention of (see below). Under other German-language Spam e-Mails show, as unsuspecting users to Open those Mails are to be moved. Of course, waiting there the digital pest.

As A Hanger use this Spam-Mails Greta Thunberg, the celebrated, so to speak, as also, for some people controversial, a young climate activist. Under the subject “Support you, Greta Thunberg – time man of the year 2019“ (or variations) to the unknown Mastermind your victims to participation in a climate change demonstration move. The Mail and the attachment must be opened, and be activated. Behind this is a is hidden as mentioned: Emotet – Trojan, the encrypted data, and only for ransom makes it accessible.

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The E-Mails ostensibly a serious impression. There are no An error of law to write. The unknown Criminal use of the Christmas season and a recent upsets, the theme to the user to move to rash acts. Other hangers are Christmas, via targeted “Spear Phishing” are greetings also Staff departments the objective, often minute-by-minute Mail-attachments-alleged Applications open.

Reader tip: Emotet Trojan greetings in Christmas

As you can in front of Emotet protect, we have explained almost exactly one year ago. Is Emotet an old Acquaintance, creates it again and again, of To be users of “released”. We are looking for just about Search engines according to the latest news on the subject of Emotet, there are currently, cases in universities, hospitals, government agencies and many more.

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Warning: #Spam-Mails with the alleged support of the call for Greta Thunberg, the malicious software #spread Emotet. https://t.co/HRFqS0TlOF

CERT-Bund (@certbund) December 20, 2019