MailGuard 07 May 2025 09:49:05 AEST 9 min read

Multi-Stage Super Scam Mimics myGov to Harvest Credentials

MailGuard has intercepted a new wave of phishing emails impersonating the Australian Government’s myGov platform and Australian ...

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Jaclyn McRae 12 October 2016 3 min read

No surprises as spear-phishing and ransomware lead cyber threats

Spear-phishing and ransomware are the most common cyber techniques used to exploit ...
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Jaclyn McRae 11 October 2016 4 min read

Cybersecurity experts converge on Melbourne: 10 things they discussed

Some of the world’s top cybersecurity experts gathered in Melbourne this week for the ...
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Annamaria Montagnese 10 October 2016 3 min read

Latest Apple phishing scam: Fake or real? Can you pick the good from the bad Apple emails?

A new email phishing scam impersonating Apple is hitting inboxes. At the time of ...
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Jaclyn McRae 05 October 2016 4 min read

Why cybersecurity deserves a spot on the board

The mammoth risks posed by a cybersecurity breach means leaders need to tackle the ...
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Jaclyn McRae 03 October 2016 6 min read

Ten vital messages from PM Malcolm Turnbull’s US cybersecurity keynote

Australian expertise can help solve global cybersecurity headaches, Prime Minister ...
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Jaclyn McRae 28 September 2016 1 min read

Don’t click: Well-known university impersonated in malware phishing scam

The compromised email account of an Australian university staff member has been used by ...
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Jaclyn McRae 22 September 2016 4 min read

Office 365, Xero, DropBox: Why email scammers hide behind big names

New phishing and malware attacks today targeting Office 365, Xero and DropBox users have ...
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Jaclyn McRae 20 September 2016 2 min read

Breaking: Bold PayPal scam phishes for passwords, bank details and ATM pin

A brazen new PayPal phishing email attempts to steal a range of private information ...
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Jaclyn McRae 19 September 2016 2 min read

Accounting sector targeted in successive Trojan email attacks

Accountants and bookkeepers have been the target of high-volume phishing attacks in the ...
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Jaclyn McRae 14 September 2016 1 min read

Latest threat: New Google Drive phishing scam hits inboxes

A new Google Drive phishing scam email hitting inboxes today uses a compromised account ...
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Jaclyn McRae 14 September 2016 3 min read

Breaking: Cybercriminals impersonate Intuit QuickBooks client in invoice scam

A major cloud-accounting provider is being impersonated in a malicious new email scam.
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MailGuard Editor 12 September 2016 4 min read

Cybercriminals launch fake Xero invoice attack, delivering malware

Scam emails leveraging the familiar brand of cloud accounting company Xero have delivered ...
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Jaclyn McRae 09 September 2016 2 min read

Breaking: Microsoft brand again centre of cyber scam

The world’s biggest brand names are being used to trick people into handing over ...
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Craig McDonald 07 September 2016 4 min read

Email scam tactics explained: What are phishing, spear phishing and whaling?

Every day, cyber criminals are dreaming up new get-rich-quick schemes. Whether ...
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Jaclyn McRae 05 September 2016 2 min read

Don’t click: Zero-day Optus invoice scam deploys malware

A large run of fake Optus emails uses realistic branding and varying body content to ...
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