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Neil Stephenson imagined a meta-verse in his 1992 novel, Snow Crash. A vision of an interactive computer-generated reality or virtual world. A fully immersive persistent experience that we are all plugged into. Maybe we’re not there yet, but we are far closer today than we were pre-pandemic, and it’s a scary peak into the future power that cyber villains may wield.

Invoices can be very costly indeed – and not always in the traditional sense. A recent phishing invoice email scam detected by MailGuard is designed to trick victims into revealing their confidential data.

Receiving an email claiming your package has been undelivered may be alarming, but as this phishing email reminds us, it never hurts to think twice before clicking on any links.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email scam spoofing two popular business applications - Dropbox, a file sharing and collaboration platform, and Adobe, a multi-media computer software company. 

myGov, the government services portal servicing millions of Australians accessing benefits such as Medicare, JobSeeker and JobKeeper, is the subject of the latest email phishing scam seeking to steal sensitive data and credentials from unsuspecting users.

It’s October again, an important month on the cybersecurity calendar as the world marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM).

Don’t be fooled by this phishing email impersonating popular webhost & website creator Squarespace.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email sent from a compromised SendGrid account.

Government business enterprise Australia Post is the subject of a phishing email scam intercepted by MailGuard.

Telecommunications giant TPG has been embroiled in a phishing email scam designed to harvest confidential data of users.

MailGuard has intercepted a new email scam purporting to be from Dropbox, a popular file sharing and collaboration platform among business.

ANZ Banking Group customers, don’t be alarmed if you receive an email claiming your Internet Banking service has been suspended. The bank has once again been spoofed by cybercriminals in a phishing email scam.

With cybercrime growing in sophistication everyday, cybercriminals continue employing sneaky techniques to trick users.

MailGuard has intercepted a phishing email masquerading as an automated file-sharing notification, designed to harvest your confidential credentials.