Scam sites now use web extensions that resemble the file name. You should not open a link from an unknown sender.
Phishers are interested in, among other things, bank card IDs. ronstik / Alamy Stock Photo
Web address extensions that resemble file names have appeared in the toolbox of cybercriminals. The .zip and .mov web extensions similar to the file name can lead to a phishing page.
The cyber security company Silent Push Labs has discovered scam websites with .zip endings running in the name of, for example, Microsoft Office. Scam sites move under the addresses microsoft-office.zip or microsoft-office365.zip.
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The websites ask for a Microsoft email username and password. The information actually ends up with scammers.
You should be careful when telling about file names
The one who reported on it The Bleeping Computer tellsthat the problem could be accentuated in cases where the fraudster has registered a network terminal resembling a common file name for the purpose of fraud.
In this case, for example, telling about a file called liittet.zip by e-mail would add a link to a scam site in the message thread. Similar attempts at fraud could also take place via text message or other instant messaging services.
To protect yourself from scams, you should use common sense and not open links from unknown senders.