French-speaking Switzerland has witnessed a spike in phishing attacks with cyber criminals sending fake emails on behalf of the Federal Department of Defence.
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Actuellement des fraudeurs envoient des faux e-mails au nom du DDPS, contenant le cheval de Troie e-banking "Retefe", ceci dans le but d'infecter les ordinateurs des citoyens de la Suisse romande. N'ouvrez pas les pièces jointes, mais supprimez les courriels. pic.twitter.com/fayfXxvb5nExternal link
MELANIExternal link, the Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance, warned on Thursday these messeages carry the computer virus “Retefe.”
“Do not open attachments and immediately delete these emails,” recommended Max Klaus, deputy director of MELANI in remarks to Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA.
The malicious Trojan horse virus allows fraudsters to access victims’ electronic banking (e-banking) credentials.
“We know this virus well. It has been in operation for several years,” noted Klaus.
Multiple malspam waves hit Switzerland every week.
Attackers have impersonated well-known Swiss online brands, such as Zalando.ch, in a bid to lure users into opening attached documents or clicking on links.
What to do if attacked?
Swiss government computer experts have written a handy guideExternal link on how to reverse engineer the Retefe malware,
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