An email scam is targeting Black Lives Matter supporters--here's what you need to know

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In times of great social importance, it’s common for predators to strike. True to form, cyber criminals have developed a new scam this summer, and they’re targeting Americans who are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

The scam first hit our radar thanks to Adam Levin, cyber security expert and founder of Cyberscout. He told Yahoo Life that the Zurich-based cyber security group Abuse.ch. has identified a phishing campaign in which potential victims are spammed with what they think are Black Lives Matter-related emails.

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“Emails with the subject line ‘Vote anonymous about ‘Black Lives Matter’’ have been sending a variant of TrickBot, a Trojan-style program designed to steal credentials and data from computers running Windows,” Levin said.

How dangerous is TrickBot?

TrickBot is technically malware, a program comprised of malicious code that completely hijacks your computer, stealing your identity and all of your personal information, from bank account passwords to social security numbers. Trojan-style programs get their name from Greek mythology, as they’re disguised to look like the real thing much like the storied Trojan horse. All you have to do is unknowingly click a malicious link—in this case, straight from a bogus email or even a text message—and malware takes over.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/online-scam-malware-malwarebytes-182152829.html

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