This new scam detected by MailGuard is a classic example of criminals using the name of an authority to persuade people to click on their links.
This message purports to be from the “High Court of Australia” and advises the recipient that they must “pay the coasts for Ms Hughes” (sic) - see screenshot above.
No doubt this would cause some confusion for most people who open this message, so the scammers have cunningly made their link read “additional information,” which sounds harmless until you find out that the link is actually pointing to a malware file designed to infect victim’s computers.
This message is being sent from a compromised MailChimp account showing the following sender details:
- From: "notification" contact@MauritiusShipModels.com
- From: "notification" firebird@firebirdltd.com
MailGuard has successfully prevented this attack from reaching the inboxes of our customers, but unprotected inboxes may be affected. If you are not a MailGuard customer, please keep an eye out for this malware attack scam.
Help us warn people about this scam by sharing our alert Tweet:
#ZERODAY #FASTBREAK We've blocked a simple HTML email #brandjacking High Court of Australia, sent from a compromised @MailChimp account. Links to a payload. Sender name is: ‘notification.’ More details on the #MailGuard blog: https://t.co/OmAjYqwrLP @scamwatch_gov pic.twitter.com/oEKjXdNH9q
— MailGuard (@MailGuard) May 3, 2018
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Doing business online opens up opportunities for collaboration on an unprecedented level, but with that opportunity comes significant risk. Cybercriminals use simple scams to infiltrate organisations with malware and attack them from the inside.
All criminals need to break into your business is a cleverly worded email. If they can trick one person in your company into clicking on a malicious link they can use spyware to gain access to your data.
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