{"id":94,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"\"You-Have-Been-Issued-With-a-Traffic-Infringement\";-Malware-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;You Have Been Issued With a Traffic Infringement&#8221;; Malware Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail claims that you have been issued with a traffic infringement and have received a large fine.  \u00a0The email urges you to click a link to download a &#8220;Notice Declaration&#8221; about the alleged infringement.<\/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><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not an official \u00a0traffic infringement notice. Clicking the link downloads a .zip file that contains a JavaScript (.js) file inside. If you click \u00a0this .js file, a malicious JavaScript can download and install malware on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>The malware that is installed may be ransomware. Ransomware can encrypt \u00a0the files on your computer and then demand that you pay a fee to online criminals to receive \u00a0the decryption key. Or, the malware may be designed to steal sensitive \u00a0information such as banking passwords from the infected computer.<\/p>\n<p>Names, dates, fine amounts, and other details may vary in different versions of these malware emails.<\/p>\n<p>This is just one version in a long \u00a0line of \u00a0bogus traffic infringement \u00a0emails that have been used to distribute malware in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these emails, do not click any links or open any attachments \u00a0that it contains.<\/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<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Subject: FW::NOTICE DECLARATION &#8211; 908180100768<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hello [Name Removed]<\/p>\n<p>You have been issued with a traffic infringement:Infringement No: AA7282632712<\/p>\n<p>Camera Address:, State-QLD, ZIP-4165<\/p>\n<p>Date of issue: 6\/11\/2016<\/p>\n<p>Amount due: $ 878.69AUD<\/p>\n<p>Download Notice Declaration<\/p>\n<p>The fee must be accredited within the statutory period of up to 12.19.2016.<\/p>\n<p>[Name Varies]<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/you-have-been-issued-with-a-traffic-infringement-malware-email\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"470,246\" 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=\"beware-traffic-fine-emails-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1-300x157.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4048\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1.jpg\" alt=\"Beware Traffic Infringement Malware Emails\" width=\"470\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/beware-traffic-fine-emails-1-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: \u00a0December 20, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: \u00a0December 20, 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<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Negligent Driving\" Infringement Notice Malware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/negligent-driving-infringement-notice-malware-email\/\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Negligent Driving&#8221; Infringement Notice Malware Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"AFP 'Traffic Infringement Notice' Ransomware Email\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/afp-traffic-infringement-notice-malware.shtml\">AFP &#8216;Traffic Infringement Notice&#8217; Ransomware Email<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/you-have-been-issued-with-a-traffic-infringement-malware-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/you-have-been-issued-with-a-traffic-infringement-malware-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email claims that you have been issued with a traffic infringement and have received a large fine. \u00a0The email urges you to click a link to download a &#8220;Notice Declaration&#8221; about the alleged infringement. Analysis: The email is not an official \u00a0traffic infringement notice. 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