cPanel Domain and Hosting Service Interruption Phishing Email Messages Home Categories Scamming cPanel Domain and Hosting Service Interruption Phishing Email Messages 1 1 1.23K 0 9y ago 2016-11-15T09:02:42-05:00 9y ago 2016-11-15T09:04:36-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Webmasters who are recipients of email messages like the one below, which claim that their website domain names and hosting accounts have exceeded their disk space usage and file uploading, should not click on the links in the same email messages. This is because the phishing e-mail messages are being sent by cybercriminals/scammers, to frighten and trick the webmasters into visiting phishing websites that will steal their website hosting accounts credentials, by claiming their hosting services will be interrupted. Once the cyber thieves have stolen their potential victims’ hosting account credentials (usernames and passwords), they will gain access to their accounts, hijack them and use them fraudulently. A Sample of the cPanel Domain and Hosting Service Interruption Phishing Email MessageSubject: Your website domain name and hostingTue 15/11/2016 07:33From: CPANEL/WHM HOSTINGOur records indicate that your website domain name and hosting have exceeded your Disk Space Usage and file Uploading.To avoid service interruption click here to update your portalThe x3 cPanel theme will be phased out November 30th, click here to upgrade to the new paper lantern experienceCopyright© 2016 cPanel, Inc. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You ▷Donnaplay.com is a Fraudulent Website C... ▷'Whatsapp Video Calling Feature' Fake I... ▷'Action Required on your Apple Account'... ▷'Netflix We're Sorry to Say Goodbye' Ph... ◁www.ralphaurenbuy.co.uk - It is a Fake ... ◁www.ralhpauren.com - It is a Fake Polo ... ◁'Your Netflix Membership has been Suspe... ◁'Your iPhone will Arrive Tomorrow at No... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 1an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userNov 15, 2016 at 6:02 PM by cPanel Domain and Hosting Service Interruption Phishing Email Messagesan anonymous user from: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYes I received at least three different versions of this and the source of one of them was in base 64.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userNov 15, 2016 at 6:02 PM by cPanel Domain and Hosting Service Interruption Phishing Email Messagesan anonymous user from: Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYes I received at least three different versions of this and the source of one of them was in base 64.