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Earlier this week, MailGuard detected a phishing email scam mimicking popular bitcoin exchange company LocalBitcoins. 

Less than a month after MailGuard intercepted an email scam purporting to be from EnergyAustralia, the utilities company has once again been brandjacked by cybercriminals.

As cybercrime evolves and as cybercriminals become more innovative in the way they infiltrate cyber systems, it has become even more critical for users to be vigilant when they are online.

Don’t be too quick to believe everything you read in an email, especially if it’s been sent by someone you weren’t expecting to hear from.

The persistent rise of cryptocurrency is changing the Internet in a variety of ways, including the world of cybercrime. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, in general, have become an attractive target for cybercriminals, because of their soaring value and the ease with which they can be laundered and sold.

Following reports of a phishing email scam involving Apple Store last week, the tech giant appears to be embroiled in another cyberattack this week.

As cybercrime morphs and evolves in complexity, cybercriminals are increasingly preying upon emotions of cyber users in a bid to trick them into revealing confidential data online.

You can never be too careful when clicking links or entering confidential information online. A recent email scam purporting to be from Netflix reminds cyber users of the importance of being vigilant and looking out for tell-tale signs that may point to the illegitimacy of emails.

MailGuard has detected a new email-based cyber-attack using Telstra branding is hitting Australian inboxes.

Think twice before you click on any links in your inbox. A huge flood of fake ebill notifications purporting to come from EnergyAustralia are hitting Australian inboxes today.

MailGuard has discovered a large-scale email scam that is targeting inboxes across Australia today. The currently ongoing scam purports to be from Telstra and masquerades as a bill notification from the telecommunications giant.

Do not be too quick to click everything in your inbox. Cybercriminals circulated two different variations of a malicious phishing email on Tuesday afternoon (AEST).

Do not panic if you receive an email threatening to cause you and others physical harm. Sent by cybercriminals, it is part of an extortion phishing scam that is currently infiltrating inboxes worldwide.

MailGuard intercepted a phishing email scam infiltrating inboxes on Wednesday morning (AEST). The scam is designed to steal your Office 365 login credentials.

Exercise caution if you receive an email claiming to be from the Commonwealth Bank. The bank has been spoofed by cybercriminals in a phishing email scam that is currently infiltrating inboxes.