If you received an email from “Facebook Service” telling you that your password had been changed because a spam message had been sent from your account, would you believe it?
Well, cybercriminals certainly hope you would as they’re spamming out malicious emails today attempting to trick unsuspecting users into opening an attached Trojan horse.
The messages look similar to the following:
Subject:
Facebook Service. Personal data has been changed! ID[random number]
or
Subject:
Facebook Office. Your login details changed! ID[random number]
Attachment:
Facebook_details_ID[random number].zip
using different random numbers.
Message body:
Good afternoon
A Spam is sent from your FaceBook account.
Your password has been changed for safety.
Information regarding…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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