Another week, another "failed delivery" malware attack

You may have come into work this morning to find an email in your inbox which claims to be from United Parcel Service of America. Well, if you did receive such a message then you’re far from alone – as we’ve been intercepting many examples as they were spammed around the world.

The emails read as follows:

Hello!

We were not able to deliver postal package you sent on the 14th of May in time because the recipient’s address is not correct. Please print out the invoice copy attached and collect the package at our office.

Your United Parcel Service of America

Just so you know, the tracking reference number used in the email’s subject line changes each time…

Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.

Found this article interesting? Follow Graham Cluley on Twitter or Mastodon to read more of the exclusive content we post.

---

• Guest blog
• Malware
• Naked Security
• Spam

• #UPS

Graham Cluley •   @gcluley

Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley, on Mastodon at @[email protected], or drop him an email.