Comodo was unable to tell if English and Italian countries were specifically targeted.Ĭomodo noted that other than containing some odd syntax the fake emails were hard to spot noting the bad guys are getting very good at mimicking logos and the coloring used by corporations. Essentially attempting to see which language might gain the most traction. Orhan thought one reason is the cybercriminals could be running a test while scamming people. The reasoning behind sending the emails in English and Italian was harder to decipher. We did not detect any ransomware at all associated with this specific stream,” Fatih Orhan, director of technology at Comodo and the Comodo Threat Research Labs told Tuesday in an email.

'Because Comodo is able to work with and execute unknown files in our container technology, we were able to review and decipher the attachment as rogue malware, designed to simply cause endpoints and computers to be corrupted.

Comodo did not specify what kind of malware was inserted into the endpoint computer. At the same time the email requests that the victims open and print out an attachment which needs to be brought to the office. They tell the victim the package was brought to their residence, but nobody was home to sign for it so they now must go to the FedEx office within the next 48 hours or the item would be returned. The attacker uses the recipient's fear about not getting their package to their advantage.

The Comodo Threat Research Labs team said in a report that the campaign, targeting people in English and Italian, uses emails dressed up to look like an official FedEx correspondence that also contains a malicious attachment.

The desire to have their package delivered. A new phishing scam targeting FedEx customers uses a social engineering scheme that strikes the one nerve all these people have in common.

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