MailGuard Blog

Getting an email about a supposedly new voicemail might intrigue and tempt you to explore further but think again before you click on any links.

Imitating leading financial institutions is a common trick adopted by cybercriminals to gain access to users’ confidential data. MailGuard intercepted a large-scale phishing email scam purporting to come from Latitude Financial yesterday, the 14^th of January 2020 afternoon (AEST).

Receiving an email about supposedly inaccessible or blocked inboxes can be alarming, but it doesn’t hurt to think twice about the credibility of the email – especially if it involves clicking on unknown links.

As the year comes to a close, a big thank you to everyone who has helped us on our journey in making 2019 a huge success.

To help ensure you are supported during the end-of-year holiday period, our service desk will be available and ready to assist you with your needs 24 hours a day (Mon-Sun), as per normal.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email scam purporting to be from Suncorp.

Netflix users, don’t panic if you receive an email claiming your account information needs to be ‘reset’. The popular entertainment company has once again been spoofed by cybercriminals in a phishing email scam.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email scam masquerading as an e-invite to an ‘end of year event’.

Confidential business documents such as contracts, legal documents and finance records are commonly passed on from one recipient to another via email. But how can you tell if links to such important documents are safe to click when they appear in your inbox?

Extortion email scams have been on the rise lately, fueled by multiple data breaches that have leaked mass amounts of personal information. MailGuard intercepted an extortion scam on the 8^th of December morning (AEST).

Users of Westpac Bank’s online banking services are advised to be on the lookout for a malicious email purporting to be from the bank. The email was first detected by MailGuard on the 5^th of December evening (AEST).

Receiving an urgent email from one of the world’s leading brands may cause you to sit up and take notice, but sometimes it also calls for a critical need to be more vigilant before taking action.

Exercise caution if you receive an email supposedly from Commonwealth Bank. MailGuard has detected a phishing email scam spoofing the bank is infiltrating inboxes.

Netflix users, don’t panic if you receive an email claiming your Netflix subscription has been put on hold. The popular video streaming platform has once again been spoofed by cybercriminals in a phishing email scam.

ANZ Banking Group’s trademarks have once again been exploited in a new phishing email scam.

MailGuard has detected a new email scam that uses a ‘voicemail’ to deliver a phishing attack.