MailGuard Blog

Be on the lookout for USD Wire Transfer hoax emails that began appearing in inboxes Tuesday (AEST). The simple emails claim to contain a payment confirmation, however the attachment is in fact a payload designed to execute malicious material when opened. 

Multiple organisations have been brandjacked in several variations of a payload email scam that are hitting Australian inboxes. MailGuard intercepted the first variant of these emails on Thursday afternoon (AEST).  

Receiving an urgent email from one of the world’s leading brands may cause you to sit up and take notice, but sometimes it also calls for a more critical need to be more vigilant before taking action.

VicRoads and Victorian Civil And Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) are among the latest victims of brandjacking by cybercriminals. MailGuard intercepted two variations of a payload email scam involving the government bodies on Monday afternoon (AEST).

Exercise caution if you receive an email claiming to be from the Commonwealth Bank (CommBank). It is part of a phishing scam designed to trick bank customers into giving up their confidential details.

This festive season, think twice before receiving any gifts online. A payload email scam is currently masquerading as an e-Gift card for a massage.

MailGuard has detected a new scam based on fake E-Toll and MyTax emails.

Don't be fooled if your receive an email masquerading as a job application. The email contains a fraudulent resume that can infect your computer.

Don’t be fooled if you receive an email citing an electricity bill from AGL – you may end up paying more than just the bill.

AAMI Insurance is the latest company to be brandjacked by cybercriminals in a series of email scams compromising MailChimp accounts.

A Xero malicious email campaign was detected and blocked by MailGuard today. The invoice, designed to look like it was sent through the Xero accounting platform, encourages the recipient to click through to view the invoice.