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MailGuard has intercepted an email attack that uses multiple trusted brand names to fool victims into providing their sensitive information for credential harvesting. DocuSign, with hundreds of millions of users worldwide, is a household name with businesses and organizations using the tool for electronic signatures and agreements. Purporting to be from a prominent healthcare provider a DocuSign link is sent to recipients, in an attempt to capture email and login addresses and to potentially download malware. Other trusted names such as Adobe, Microsoft and IBM have been spoofed using accurately depicted branding and logos to catch victims off guard.  

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A new phishing email scam intercepted by MailGuard is a good reminder of the importance of exercising caution before clicking on links within an email – even if it appears to be sent from a legitimate sender.

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MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email scam spoofing two popular business applications - Dropbox, a file sharing and collaboration platform, and Adobe, a multi-media computer software company. 

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MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email masquerading as an automated file-sharing notification, designed to harvest your confidential credentials.

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Email users should be wary of emails landing in their inbox from Adobe Document Cloud, which may in fact be the latest scam spoofing the software in an attempt to harvest sensitive user data. Sent from ‘Document via Adobe Acrobat’ the emails mimic an actual Adobe email, telling the recipient that they have ‘a pending document’ which they are ‘required to access before the expiry date.’ It continues by informing recipients that ‘It’s mandatory you follow the below button.’

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In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it's common for employees working remotely to share business documents with one another via email. It looks like cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting that trend.  

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