MailGuard 15 July 2025 09:24:51 AEST 4 min read

Invoice Scam Uses PDF Attachment to Harvest Credentials

MailGuard has intercepted a new phishing campaign attempting to bypass email security filters using a PDF attachment and a ...

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Akankasha Dewan 09 August 2019 2 min read

Got an email announcing a new voicemail? It might be a phishing scam

Getting an email notifying you that you’ve got a new voicemail might intrigue and tempt ...
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Akankasha Dewan 02 August 2019 1 min read

Think you’re smart enough to spot an email scam?

A plain-text email purporting to be from Dropbox asking you to upgrade your account. A ...
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Akankasha Dewan 01 August 2019 3 min read

Scam Alert: Remittance advice emails are linking to a phishing page

Don’t be too quick to believe everything you read in an email, especially if it’s been ...
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Akankasha Dewan 26 July 2019 2 min read

Warning: ‘Review document’ email leads to a blank page

Australians are warned not to click a convincing fake ‘review document’ email which might ...
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Craig McDonald 23 July 2019 8 min read

Mind Hack; taking advantage of human psychology, emotions and errors

Imagine a company with the most experienced cybersecurity team, and the best software and ...
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Akankasha Dewan 22 July 2019 4 min read

Breaking: Legitimate-looking phishing email preys on PayPal users

MailGuard has intercepted a new multi-staged phishing email scam spoofing PayPal. The ...
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Akankasha Dewan 19 July 2019 1 min read

WATCH: Simple plain-text email delivers multi-staged phishing invoice scam

Earlier this week, MailGuard detected a phishing invoice email scam sent via a single ...
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Akankasha Dewan 19 July 2019 2 min read

Warning: ‘Proforma invoice’ email downloads a malicious payload

MailGuard has intercepted a new email scam masquerading as a ‘Proforma invoice’ ...
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Akankasha Dewan 18 July 2019 3 min read

Plain-text email contains multi-staged phishing invoice scam

Invoices can be very costly indeed – and not always in the traditional sense. A recent ...
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Akankasha Dewan 12 July 2019 3 min read

Phishing email spoofing Office 365 claims your messages haven’t been delivered

Don’t be too quick to believe everything you read in an email, even if they seem urgent ...
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Akankasha Dewan 12 July 2019 4 min read

Don’t be fooled by this "audio email" phishing scam

MailGuard has detected a new phishing email scam masquerading as a voice message arrival ...
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Akankasha Dewan 08 July 2019 3 min read

Phishing email claims your emails are ‘stuck’

Receiving an email about supposedly inaccessible or blocked messages can be alarming, but ...
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Akankasha Dewan 04 July 2019 2 min read

WATCH: Phishing email spoofs Suncorp; ironically uses safety features to trick users

Earlier this week, MailGuard detected a phishing email scam spoofing Suncorp.
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Akankasha Dewan 04 July 2019 2 min read

Caution: 'Purchase order' email contains malicious link

MailGuard has intercepted a new email scam purporting to be from Dropbox.
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Craig McDonald 04 July 2019 11 min read

78% of small businesses/startups employing staff are being targeted by cybercriminals

I was going to begin this blog by posing a question to CEOs about ‘How high cybersecurity ...
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