MailGuard Blog

It can be alarming to receive an email claiming your incoming messages can’t be delivered, but think twice before you take any action.

This week marks Privacy Awareness Week 2020, an initiative by The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). It aims to highlight the importance of protecting personal information and to help organisations and employees across Australia navigate the privacy landscape.

MailGuard has successfully intercepted a phishing email targeting sellers on popular e-commerce platform Shopify. Titled “URGENT – Your shop if frozen and has been temporarily deactivated”, the email uses a display name of “Shopify”. It actually originates from a single compromised email address.

“I am a hacker who has access to your operating system. I also have full access to your account. I’ve been watching you for a few months now. The fact is that you were impacted with malware through an adult site that you visited.”

A new email scam has been intercepted by MailGuard, this time masquerading as an email containing an “updated statement of account”.

MailGuard has detected and successfully intercepted a new phishing email scam that uses a ‘voice mail’ to deliver a phishing attack.

In its report to Parliament in March, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) stated that “Commonwealth entities continue to improve their cyber security; however, ongoing effort is required to maintain the currency and effectiveness of cyber security measures.

About a month ago, we reported a rise in COVID-19 themed email scams that were infiltrating inboxes worldwide. These included emails impersonating the World Health Organization, through to those selling face masks at unbelievable prices.

In January, we intercepted a phishing scam impersonating Australian financial services company Latitude Financial. Now, a similar phishing email spoofing the company has been identified and blocked. 

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

MailGuard has intercepted a series of malicious emails that attempt to manipulate users suffering from financial turmoil and difficulties triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MailGuard has intercepted a large run of extortion phishing emails that are demanding ransom payment in bitcoin. 

Don't be too quick to click everything you see in your inbox. A new email claiming to share new 'secure' documents has been identified as a phishing scam by MailGuard and has been successfully blocked.

In recent days, new reports have emerged about hackers attempting to sell zero-day exploits targeting Mac OS X and Windows users, with price tags for the vulnerabilities as high as $500,000. 

It’s been several weeks since many companies (mine included) implemented a remote working policy to keep our employees safe in light of the evolving COVID-19 situation.