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

Business email compromise (BEC) scams have been around for a while, but their continued success at bringing down organisations (both large & small) shows we’re dealing with an adversary that is constantly looking for ways to exploit our systems, our psychology & our trust.  

It’s integral that businesses proactively take steps to enhance identity-related security measures like MFA because since the COVID-19 pandemic, “identity has become the new security perimeter” according to many experts, including Microsoft. 

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email impersonating hardware cryptocurrency wallet, Trezor.

Launching phishing email scams via compromised accounts continues to be a popular technique among cybercriminals looking to deceive users. 

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email that purports to be an automated file-sharing alert in order to deceive users.  

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email sent from a compromised Fresh 92.7 account.

Global logistics service DHL has once again been impersonated in a phishing email scam detected by MailGuard.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is once again the subject of a phishing email scam.

Enquiries or notifications related to purchase orders have long been used by cybercriminals to scam users - and looks like this trend is set to continue. 

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email masquerading as an alert about a “progress claim”.

Launching phishing attacks via compromised accounts continues to be a popular technique among cybercriminals looking to deceive users. 

Microsoft Teams, a popular digital collaborative platform among businesses, has been fraudulently mimicked by cybercriminals in a phishing email scam intercepted by MailGuard.

One of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity is keeping up with the new attacks that criminals are creating.

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