Fake FBI Emails Distribute Backdoor

[Jack]

A new malware distribution campaign is producing rogue emails purporting to come from the FBI and attempting to scare users into opening malicious attachments.

Cyber criminals behind this attack are hoping to scare people into believing they are being investigated by federal authorities because they accessed illegal online content.

The subject of the rogue emails reads "you visit illegal websites" and their header is forged to appear as if they originate from an FBI address.

The contained message reads: "Sir/Madam, we have logged your IP-address on more than 40 illegal Websites. Important: Please answer our questions! The list of questions are attached."

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The attachment is called document.zip and according to security researchers from email and web security vendor ApprRiver, it contains a version of Bredolab.

More details - link

 

[Larry]

Yeah, I get lots of those emails. Never open them though. If something's important, I'm sure they won't send me an email but rather be knocking on my front door.

 

[Jack]

Since I'm not from USA......I would like to ask you...dose the FBI really monitors which IP goes to which website? and do they really send this kind of emails...or it's just scammers take advantage of the noobs? :lolz:

 

[Larry]

Since I'm not from USA......I would like to ask you...dose the FBI really monitors which IP goes to which website? and do they really send this kind of emails...or it's just scammers take advantage of the noobs? :lolz:

Not that I'm aware of and the FBI will never send an email that identifies themselves as the FBI. If they're monitoring someone's internet activity, it's because the individual is under suspicion and is part of an ongoing investigation. If the FBI ever sends an email to someone, they certainly wouldn't identify themselves as being an FBI agent. The FBI does most things under cover to catch the bad guys.