{"id":1532,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-Origin-Energy-Bill-Emails-Link-to-Malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1532","title":{"rendered":"Fake Origin Energy Bill Emails Link to Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Keep an eye out for bill emails that appear to come from Australian energy \u00a0supplier Origin.  \u00a0The emails feature the Origin logo and colour scheme and are designed to emulate genuine Origin bill notification emails. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the emails are not from Origin. Instead, they are scams designed to trick recipients into clicking a link that downloads malware.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the &#8220;View Bill&#8221; button, the malware will be \u00a0downloaded \u00a0to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>To add to the illusion of legitimacy, secondary links in the fake bill open the genuine Origin website.<\/p>\n<p>Rather bizarrely, the helpline number listed in the scam email belongs to an osteopathy \u00a0provider located in NSW.<\/p>\n<p>Origin Energy is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog.html\">warning Internet users<\/a> about the malware attack via its website, \u00a0noting:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Please be aware that we&#8217;ve had reports of customers and non-customers receiving fake Origin bills via email. If you believe you&#8217;ve received one of these emails, we strongly recommend not clicking on any links.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Origin \u00a0has also published a report that explains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/lifestyle\/how-do-you-tell-a-scam-from-a-real-origin-message.html\">how to tell a scam from a real Origin message<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similar &#8220;Origin bill&#8221; malware messages were distributed in May 2017. And, scammers have used the names of <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/agl-my-monthly-bill-malware-email\/\">other energy companies<\/a> in almost identical fake bill malware attacks.  \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- 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>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these bogus Origin bills, do not click any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the malware email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-origin-energy-bill-emails-links-malware\/origin-energy-malware-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,803\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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=\"origin-energy-malware-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8262\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Origin Energy Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2-500x502.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/origin-energy-malware-2-585x587.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/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>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-origin-energy-bill-emails-links-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-origin-energy-bill-emails-links-malware\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep an eye out for bill emails that appear to come from Australian energy \u00a0supplier Origin. \u00a0The emails feature the Origin logo and colour scheme and are designed to emulate genuine Origin bill notification emails. \u00a0 However, the emails are not from Origin. Instead, they are scams designed to trick recipients into clicking a link [&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-1532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}