BleepingComputer was recently contacted by an alleged “venture capitalist” firm that wanted to invest or purchase our site. However, as we later discovered, this was a malicious campaign designed to install malware that provides remote access to our devices.
Last week, BleepingComputer received an email to our contact form from an IP address belonging to a United Kingdom virtual server company.
This email pretended to be from a venture capitalist interested in investing or buying BleepingComputer, with the whole email listed Click Here to review the email.
Fake Vuxner chat used to install a RAT
This is why it is very important to be cautious of any and all email sent to you even from your friends, family and colleagues.
Source: BleepingCompter