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Microsoft Re-Authentication Scam Targets User Credentials

In an attempt to steal sensitive Microsoft login credentials, scammers are distributing a simple email to user inboxes with a ...

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Emmanuel Marshall 03 May 2018 2 min read

Fake High Court notification email scam

This new scam detected by MailGuard is a classic example of criminals using the name of ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 01 May 2018 5 min read

Rubella Macro Builder: cheap DIY malware kits putting your business at risk

What do crooks need to get into the cybercrime racket? It’s a lot less complicated than ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 30 April 2018 1 min read

Caution: fake DocuSign email infected with malware

This scam email impersonating a DocuSign notification is well designed, as you can see in ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 26 April 2018 3 min read

Fake GIO Insurance notification is a scam

If you get this simple looking little email in your inbox, don’t click on the link and ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 26 April 2018 3 min read

Fake "Companies House" email is a malware attack

This scam email (shown in the screenshot, above) is designed to look like a “company ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 24 April 2018 2 min read

This 'MYOB' email is fake: it's a malware attack

If you get an email message that seems to be from “MYOB” today, make sure it’s the ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 24 April 2018 2 min read

Scam exploiting ASIC branding

The email in the screenshot above is a scam message using a fake ASIC logo to deceive ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 24 April 2018 3 min read

SquirtDanger: new malware targets cryptocurrency wallets & passwords

Making and selling malware like viruses, trojans and ransomware has grown into a booming ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 20 April 2018 1 min read

New scam: fake job application email links to malware

A new scam posing as a job application email is being detected by MailGuard. The scam ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 13 April 2018 1 min read

Barclays brandjacked: email scam imitates bank

As brandjacking scams go, there’s one category of trademark that is especially powerful ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 12 April 2018 3 min read

New scam: Origin Energy branding exploited

The fake Origin Energy bill notice in the screenshot above is an example of a new email ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 09 April 2018 2 min read

Caution: fake 'Telstra Media' BPAY billing message

If you get an email message like the one in the screenshot above, claiming to be from ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 27 March 2018 3 min read

AVCrypt: new ransomware targeting antivirus software

A computer virus that seeks out and destroys antivirus software; that’s AVCrypt, a new ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 08 March 2018 5 min read

Quickbooks trademark exploited in email scam

MailGuard has detected a new criminal-intent email designed to look like a Quickbooks ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 08 March 2018 1 min read

Major Telcos Brandjacked in malware email scam

Major Australian telcos Vodafone, Telstra and Bigpond are having their brands exploited ...
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