The archive attached to this е-mail actually contains the stealer, which harvests logins and passwords, and then sends them to the cybercriminals: Malicious attachments can also be disguised as invoices and payment notices. E-mails with malicious attachments (DOC or XLS) are sent under the guise of messages related to orders for goods.įor example, hidden in the attachment to this е-mail is, which in turn downloads other malware to the victim’s computer: In the pre-holiday period, when sales are on the rise, retail finds itself in a special risk zone. To extract confidential information from recipients, or install malware, scammers mask malicious е-mails as business correspondence. Malicious mailings and the corporate sectorĬorporate е-mail addresses are also on the cybercriminal radar. To prevent this, the recipient needs to transfer the equivalent of $5,000 in bitcoin to the extorters: For instance, the authors of this е-mail threaten to spoil the victim’s Christmas by smearing them as a pedophile. Standard extortion schemes are also adapted for the festive period. The result is predictable - the user earns no bitcoins, and the “fee” goes to the scammers. Next, the user is informed that the cryptocurrency will be credited to their account immediately after they pay a transfer fee. Scammers offer the chance to earn some bitcoins before the holiday period using “secret” software that can be downloaded via a link:Īfter downloading and running the program (the malware .), the user is prompted to enter their cryptowallet credentials and wait until the request is executed. Scammers offering “Xmas gifts” are very persistentĪnother Christmas-related scheme aims to steal cryptocurrency. Recipients who respond are lured into parting with a sum of money through social engineering. All the more so given how simple it is to adapt existing schemes simply by mentioning the holiday in the subject line.įor example, one scam е-mail with the subject line “Xsmas gift” or “Xmas offer” talks about a “special donation” and provides a contact е-mail address for more information. It could be a great F2P game on console but with effort like this idk where this is heading.In the run-up to Christmas and New Year, scam е-mails mentioning easy pickings, lottery winnings, and other cash surprises are especially popular. The dev team have to make a huge turnaround to be able to revive the warface community on console and regain trust, as I see it now it is just a down hill ATM Having too many servers is also problematic as well, the playerbase seem to be scattered on them making finding matches really long 5min avg for a ranked match or for different spec ops as well Releasing too OP weapons for example the SA Hellion that require absolutely no skill to use also adds to the problem making lobbies nearly unplayable against ppl who have that gun, turning away new players and returning players alike I mean it's great but it's just a let down to see that console players often seem to be a bit of cash grab for Warface, pc gets content reguraly but console feels dry and flavourless, missing content to keep the community engaged and enthusiastic about the game, no wonder why the community is slowly fading away, having little to no trust left in the dev teamĬommunication is often missing with replies to issues concerns which I'm not really a fan of My experince with warface in 2022-2023 has been a huge rollercoaster, weird to see a game with huge potential this way
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