Got an email claiming ‘You have 5 pending messages’? Beware, it’s likely to be the latest email now being intercepted by MailGuard, looking to harvest customers credentials.
Sent from ‘Email Service’, the suspicious looking simple email from ‘info(at)mazcollage(dot)xyz includes a headline with bad grammar reading, ‘You have 5 pending messages inbox.’
Here’s what the email looks like:
When a customer clicks on ‘Reactivate Account Here’ they are taken to a page (pictured below) saying “Sorry, you are using an old mailbox interface. Please login again to switch to the new interface.”
The next step requests customers ‘Confirm your account’ by asking for a password and confirmation of password. The phishing page is hosted at why-hussein(dot)taqih(dot)com.
Once these details have been submitted, users are redirected to their email address's domain, for example, info(at)bunnings(dot)com is directed to bunnings(dot)com
MailGuard strongly recommends all recipients of this email to delete it immediately without clicking on any links. Providing your personal details can result in your sensitive information being used for criminal activity and may have a severe negative impact on your business and its’ financial well-being.
MailGuard urges users not to click links or open attachments within emails that:
One email is all that it takes
All that it takes to devastate your business is a cleverly worded email message that can steal sensitive user credentials or disrupt your business operations. If scammers can trick one person in your company into clicking on a malicious link or attachment, they can gain access to your data or inflict damage on your business.
For a few dollars per staff member per month, you can protect your business with MailGuard's predictive and advanced email security. Talk to a solution consultant at MailGuard today about securing your company's inboxes.
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