{"id":964,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=964"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Australia-Post-'Your-Package-has-Experienced-an-Exception'-Malware-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=964","title":{"rendered":"Australia Post &#8216;Your Package has Experienced an Exception&#8217; Malware Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail purporting to be from Australia Post claims that your package has \u00a0experienced an exception and has \u00a0been returned to the AusPost office.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not from Australia Post and the package it refers to does not exist. The email is designed to trick you into installing malware by clicking a link or opening an \u00a0attached file.<br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"example\">\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject: [Name derived from email address] Your package has experienced an exception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Your package has experienced an exception and has been \u00a0returned \u00a0to the AusPost office. \u00a0To collect \u00a0the parcel please print out the shipment confirmation and visit AusPost facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Tracking #: AU54761866<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Weight: 1.18 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Reason: Not deliverable as addressed<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Get shipping label<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Penalties are imposed for storage of the parcel if you fail to collect it within 7 \u00a0days.<br \/>\nThe detailed information about storage is available at our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: You \u00a0might be required to show a \u00a0valid governmental ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/australia-post-your-package-has-experienced-an-exception-malware-email\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,814\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1-295x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1734\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1.jpg\" alt=\"Australia Post Malware Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/australia-post-package-experienced-exception-malware-1-197x200.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to this email, which purports to be from Australia Post, your package has experienced an exception and has been \u00a0returned \u00a0to the AusPost office. Supposedly, the &#8216;exception&#8217; occurred because the package was &#8216;not deliverable as addressed&#8217;.  \u00a0To get your package, claims the message, \u00a0you need \u00a0to click a \u00a0button to print out a shipping label that you can take to an AusPost facility.  \u00a0The email \u00a0features the Australia Post logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>However, the \u00a0email is not from Australia Post, and the claim that a package could not be delivered to your address is a lie. Clicking the link opens a compromised website that harbours malware. Alternative versions of the email ask you to access the supposed shipping label by opening an attached file rather than by clicking a link. Again, the attachments contain malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Details, such as the supposed tracking number, the package weight, and the reason for the &#8216;exception&#8217; may vary in different versions of the email. And, the content of the emails may be presented \u00a0differently in alternative versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, this is just the latest \u00a0incarnation \u00a0in a <a title=\"Australia Post 'Parcel not Delivered' Email Points to Malware\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/australia-post-parcel-not-delivered-malware.shtml\">long line<\/a> of <a title=\"Australia Post Undelivered Package Malware Emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/australia-post-malware.shtml\">similar malware emails<\/a> that have falsely claimed to be from Australia Post.  \u00a0All of the malware messages falsely claim that an Australia Post package has \u00a0been returned or delayed and try to trick you into clicking a link or opening an attached file. Australia Post has \u00a0set up a <a title=\"Australia Post Scam Alerts\" href=\"http:\/\/auspost.com.au\/about-us\/scam-alerts.html\">scam alerts page<\/a> that provides warnings about these attacks and other types of Australia Post related fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Note also that criminals have \u00a0used the names of several other high-profile <a title=\"FedEx Incorrect Delivery Address Malware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/fake-fedex-invoice-malware.shtml\">delivery<\/a> or <a title=\"Royal Mail Lost or Missing Package Malware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/royal-mail-lost-missing-package-malware.shtml\">postal services<\/a> around the world in similar malware campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you receive one of these emails, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: May 4, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: May 4, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Australia Post 'Parcel not Delivered' Email Points to Malware\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/australia-post-parcel-not-delivered-malware.shtml\">Australia Post &#8216;Parcel not Delivered&#8217; Email Points to Malware<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Australia Post Scam Alerts\" href=\"http:\/\/auspost.com.au\/about-us\/scam-alerts.html\">Australia Post Scam Alerts<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Australia Post Undelivered Package Malware Emails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/australia-post-malware.shtml\">Australia Post Undelivered Package Malware Emails<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"FedEx Incorrect Delivery Address Malware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/fake-fedex-invoice-malware.shtml\">FedEx Incorrect Delivery Address Malware Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Royal Mail Lost or Missing Package Malware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/royal-mail-lost-missing-package-malware.shtml\">Royal Mail Lost or Missing Package Malware Email<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/australia-post-your-package-has-experienced-an-exception-malware-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/australia-post-your-package-has-experienced-an-exception-malware-email\/<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email purporting to be from Australia Post claims that your package has \u00a0experienced an exception and has \u00a0been returned to the AusPost office. Brief Analysis: The email is not from Australia Post and the package it refers to does not exist. The email is designed to trick you into installing malware by clicking a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}