MailGuard 24 April 2025 13:08:43 AEST 5 min read

Microsoft-Themed Phishing Scam Disguised as a “Misplaced PDF Statement

A new phishing scam intercepted by MailGuard is targeting businesses across Australia, leveraging compromised email accounts ...

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Akankasha Dewan 29 April 2020 4 min read

Email containing an “updated statement of account” delivers malicious payload

A new email scam has been intercepted by MailGuard, this time masquerading as an email ...
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Akankasha Dewan 28 April 2020 3 min read

Email notifying users of a “new Recorded Voice Mail” leads to fake Microsoft Outlook-branded phishing page

MailGuard has detected and successfully intercepted a new phishing email scam that uses a ...
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Akankasha Dewan 23 April 2020 4 min read

Latitude Financial spoofed once again in a multi-staged phishing email scam

In January, we intercepted a phishing scam impersonating Australian financial services ...
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Akankasha Dewan 20 April 2020 4 min read

Phishing email spoofing ANZ asks for users’ phone numbers in pre-drafted email

Cybercriminals have once again exploited ANZ Banking Group’s trademarks in a phishing ...
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Akankasha Dewan 20 April 2020 4 min read

Sinister cybercrime: Emails notifying users of COVID-19 “relief payment” contain malicious link

MailGuard has intercepted a series of malicious emails that attempt to manipulate users ...
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Akankasha Dewan 17 April 2020 5 min read

Warning: Multiple extortion phishing emails threatening to release incriminating data intercepted by MailGuard

MailGuard has intercepted a large run of extortion phishing emails that are demanding ...
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Akankasha Dewan 17 April 2020 5 min read

Scam Alert: Phishing email shares ‘secure’ files supposedly hosted on Microsoft Sway

Don't be too quick to click everything you see in your inbox. A new email claiming to ...
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Akankasha Dewan 16 April 2020 3 min read

Phishing email titled “Payment Confirmation” leads to fraudulent ANZ receipt

A new phishing email scam has been intercepted by MailGuard, this time masquerading as ...
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Akankasha Dewan 14 April 2020 4 min read

Scam Alert: Phishing email containing COVID-19 themed signature spoofs DocuSign and Adobe

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email masquerading as a fraudulent invoice ...
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Akankasha Dewan 08 April 2020 3 min read

Phishing email sent supposedly from “IT Support” introduces employees to new “Outlook Web App”

MailGuard has intercepted a new phishing email that masquerades as a notification ...
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Akankasha Dewan 07 April 2020 3 min read

Phishing email spoofing Office 365 asks users to review “quarantined messages”

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email masquerading as a notification from Office ...
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Akankasha Dewan 07 April 2020 4 min read

Warning: Email titled “IT COVID-19 Update” delivers phishing attack

The COVID-19 crisis has significantly affected the way we communicate and work, and ...
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Akankasha Dewan 06 April 2020 2 min read

Email uses image designed as “remittance advice” attachment to deliver malicious payload

Don’t be too quick to believe everything you read in an email, especially if it’s been ...
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Akankasha Dewan 01 April 2020 3 min read

Plain-text email containing “payment” details suspected to deliver malicious payload

MailGuard has intercepted a new email scam masquerading as a new ‘payment’ invoice ...
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Akankasha Dewan 25 March 2020 5 min read

Phishing email spoofing Netflix threatens to suspend membership; asks users for photo ID

Netflix users, don’t be alarmed if you receive an email threatening to suspend your ...
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