The dangerous Emotet Trojan, which after a few months of inactivity made itself felt by attacking Internet users with fake emails, has this time targeted mBank customers.

mBank warns of dangerous phishing campaign. Cybercriminals send virus by email in the form of a Word file attachment or a link to a page containing the malicious file.

As the bank explains, the goal of cybercriminals is to intercept login credentials for banking systems in order to extort money. What’s more, the Emotet virus steals passwords saved in browsers and intercepts messages and contact details from mailboxes, so it can pretend to be the victim.

You should pay close attention to the sender’s message, and the domain from which the message was sent. If you receive a message containing a Word document file, pay attention to the warnings displayed by MS Office before attempting to open a document containing macros.