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title: 'Mind-blowingly awesome' Telstra phishing scam detected
description: MailGuard identifies sophisticated phishing email scam that could be precursor to larger attack.
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# MailGuard In the News

## ['Mind-blowingly awesome' Telstra phishing scam detected](https://www.mailguard.com.au/in-the-news/mind-blowingly-awesome-telstra-phishing-scam-detected)

Posted by [PC World](https://www.mailguard.com.au/in-the-news/author/pc-world) on Jul 5, 2016

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A sophisticated phishing email purporting to be from Telstra has been identified by MailGuard.

"It's just mind-blowingly awesome," said MailGuard CEO Craig McDonald, "in terms of representing the brand, or misrepresenting it."

Read more on:

- [PC World](http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/602881/mind-blowingly-awesome-telstra-phishing-scam-detected/)
- [CIO](http://www.cio.com.au/article/602881/mind-blowingly-awesome-telstra-phishing-scam-detected/)

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**Topics:** [Phishing](https://www.mailguard.com.au/in-the-news/topic/phishing) [Telstra scam](https://www.mailguard.com.au/in-the-news/topic/telstra-scam)

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