Voldemort malware lets scammers steal your data by posing as the tax authorities

If you receive a suspicious email that seems to be from the tax authorities (or your bank, your insurer, the social security authorities or even your telephone operator), never click on any links in the message, and never open any attachments. — AFP Relaxnews

A new malware, dubbed Voldemort, is currently wreaking havoc worldwide. It lands as a message supposedly sent by the tax authorities, fooling Internet users into unwittingly installing spyware on their computers.

Cybersecurity company Proofpoint has identified a new threat in the form of malware called “Voldemort”, named after the famous Dark Lord from the Harry Potter series of novels and movies. To fool people worldwide, the hackers involved pose as various tax authorities in Europe, the USA and Asia, such as the Internal Revenue Service in the US, the UK's HM Revenue & Customs or France's Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.