MailGuard Blog

Cybercriminals have once again exploited Westpac Bank’s trademarks in a phishing email scam.

Brandjacking - where cybercriminals impersonate the brands we trust, in order to fool us into clicking on malicious content - has affected some of the world’s biggest companies, past and present. 

Anyone can be a target of brandjacking scams.

Think twice before opening any attachments purporting to be from Westpac. The established bank has been brandjacked by cybercriminals attempting to steal confidential data from users.

 A low-tech phishing attempt is currently targeting Westpac customers.

A common target for cyber criminals are online banking users. A large number of emails quarantined and analysed by MailGuard recently have identified some interesting scams circulating.

Australian banking customers beware, a new phishing scam email is circulating purporting to be from Westpac Bank.

MailGuard have identified further variations of the fraudulent 0-day Westpac scam campaign currently circulating.   

This Thursday, since 9.30 am, MailGuard has identified and stopped a torrent of malware laden emails purportedly coming from WestPac.