{"id":3049,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3049"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"USPS-Malware-Emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=3049","title":{"rendered":"USPS Malware Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmails purporting to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS) claim that a parcel could not be delivered due to an address error and instruct recipients to click a link to download a shipping label.<\/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><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe emails are not from USPS. The claim that USPS failed to deliver a parcel to the recipient is untrue. Clicking on the &#8216;shipping label&#8217; link in the emails will download a malicious file to the user&#8217;s computer. In some versions, the email may also try to trick people into submitting email account login credentials on a fraudulent website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/usps-malware-emails\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,434\" 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=\"usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1-300x163.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-scam-malware-14-3-2018-1-585x317.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nHello,<br \/>\nYour item has arrived at Thu, 26 Jan 2017 03:04:09 +0100, but our courierwas not able to deliver the parcel.You can download the shipment label attached!All the best.[Name Removed] \u00e2\u20ac\u201c USPS Support Agent.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/usps-malware-emails\/usps-malware-april-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"590,398\" 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=\"usps-malware-april-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4555\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Malware Email\" width=\"590\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-april-2014-296x200.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nSubject: Problem with the delivery of parcelUSPS .COMNotificationYour package has arrived on August 16th, but the messenger was<br \/>\nunable to deliver the package to you. For more detailed information,<br \/>\nplease, Print and Read the Shipping Label.<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/usps-malware-emails\/usps-malware-email-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"548,588\" 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=\"usps-malware-email-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2-280x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4556\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Malware Email\" width=\"548\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-2-186x200.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\nSubject: USPS delivery problem # Error ID60347Unfortunately, we failed to deliver the postal package you have sent on (date varies) in time, because the recipient&#8217;s address is erroneous.Print a Shipping LabelIf the parcel isn&#8217;t received within 30 working days our company will have the right to claim compensation from you for each day of keeping.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/usps-malware-emails\/usps-malware-email\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"446,628\" 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=\"usps-malware-email\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-213x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4557\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email.jpg\" alt=\"USPS Malware Email\" width=\"446\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/usps-malware-email-142x200.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThese emails, which purport to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS), claim that a package sent by the recipient was not delivered because the postal address was incorrect. The messages instruct the recipient to click a button to print off a shipping label and then take the label to the nearest USPS office so that the error can be rectified.<\/p>\n<p>However, the messages are not from USPS. The claim that a package delivery has failed is untrue. The messages are an attempt by online criminals to trick users into downloading and installing \u00a0malware.<\/p>\n<p>In some versions, the link in the scam email points to a compromised website that will automatically download the malicious payload to the victim&#8217;s computer.  \u00a0In other cases, the malware will be contained in an attached file.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> The exact nature of the malware may vary. In some incarnations, the payload is ransomware. Ransomware can lock up the files on your computer and then demand that you pay a fee to online criminals to receive the decryption key.<\/p>\n<p>Other types of malware delivered via these fake USPS emails can steal sensitive personal information from the infected computer, make connections with remote servers operated by online criminals, and download further malware components.<\/p>\n<p>Some variants of the emails also try to trick users into submitting their email account username and password, ostensibly to allow access to the shipping label download.<\/p>\n<p>To increase the illusion of legitimacy, many of the emails come complete with a USPS logo and supposed delivery barcode and shipping numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;parcel delivery&#8221; tactic has been used repeatedly by malware scammers. USPS has been targeted in very similar attacks over recent years as have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/not-able-to-deliver-ups-package-malware-email\/\">UPS<\/a>, FedEx, DHL, Royal Mail and other postal and delivery organisations around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Beware of any unsolicited email that claims that you must click a link or open an attachment to print a shipping label, correct a parcel addressing error, or find out more information about a supposed parcel delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\n<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>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/usps-malware-emails\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/usps-malware-emails\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Emails purporting to be from the United States Postal Service (USPS) claim that a parcel could not be delivered due to an address error and instruct recipients to click a link to download a shipping label. Brief Analysis: The emails are not from USPS. The claim that USPS failed to deliver a parcel to [&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-3049","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\/3049"}],"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=3049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3049\/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=3049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}