INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Scammers have begun to impersonate US President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in new phishing emails that distribute malware or try to
trick users into falling for extortion scams.The email security firm Inky has discovered a series of phishing emails in which cybercriminals
try to impersonate the White House
Trump and ask recipients to click on a link to download a document.Once a user clicks on the link though, they are brought to a webpage that
If a user does this, malicious macros will launch that install malware on their computer
Since the site pushing the malware has been taken down, it is unclear as to which malware was being distributed in this attack.A separate
phishing scam was also discovered that impersonates US Vice President Pence though it appears more like an extortion scam than an attempt to
install malware on a user's device.In this scam, users receive an email from the Vice President who claims to have just finished attending
a security meeting about the recipient's company
The email says that the company is involved in human trafficking, drug dealing and money laundering and that Pence wants to come to an
the Vice President from talking.Everyone should remain vigilant during this difficult time to avoid falling victim to the numerous
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