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Microsoft customers are being targeted with a fraudulent ‘Spam Notification’ email advising them that a message has been quarantined by the ‘Security and Compliance Center’. In fact, this is a bid by cybercriminals to lure unsuspecting victims into providing them with sensitive Microsoft Office 365 credentials. The scam is unique in that it is mimicking Microsoft’s own email security safeguards, which could confuse users. This phishing attempt is being blocked by MailGuard.  

Microsoft 365 Business customers beware, there’s a phishing email currently circulating, purporting to be from Microsoft, with the subject line ‘Re: View Your Microsoft 365 Business Standard invoice’. Trusted by over 300 million customers worldwide, it’s common for scammers to spoof Microsoft to try to steal sensitive credentials from customers. Providing details such as your login email or password to your Microsoft Office 365 account means that cybercriminals can access your email, calendars, contacts and sensitive company information that can be used to design BEC scams, for identity fraud, or sold on the dark web, plus other criminal activity.   

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

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.

Video conferencing platform Zoom continues to be popular among cybercriminals looking to trick email users.

With more businesses implementing remote working policies for their employees in light of the COVID-19 crisis, the usage of popular videoconferencing apps like Zoom is rising – and cybercriminals are using this spike to their advantage.

Receiving an email about supposedly pending or inaccessible messages can be alarming, but it doesn’t hurt to think twice about the credibility of the email – especially if it involves clicking on unknown links.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email scam purporting to be from Suncorp.

Netflix users, don’t panic if you receive an email claiming your account information needs to be ‘reset’. The popular entertainment company has once again been spoofed by cybercriminals in a phishing email scam.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email scam masquerading as an e-invite to an ‘end of year event’.

Confidential business documents such as contracts, legal documents and finance records are commonly passed on from one recipient to another via email. But how can you tell if links to such important documents are safe to click when they appear in your inbox?

Extortion email scams have been on the rise lately, fueled by multiple data breaches that have leaked mass amounts of personal information. MailGuard intercepted an extortion scam on the 8^th of December morning (AEST).

Users of Westpac Bank’s online banking services are advised to be on the lookout for a malicious email purporting to be from the bank. The email was first detected by MailGuard on the 5^th of December evening (AEST).

Exercise caution if you receive an email supposedly from Commonwealth Bank. MailGuard has detected a phishing email scam spoofing the bank is infiltrating inboxes.

MailGuard has detected a new email scam that uses a ‘voicemail’ to deliver a phishing attack.