MailGuard stories
Claroty appoints Jason Pearce as Field CTO for APJ
This month
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digital transformation
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martech
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iot
Claroty appoints Jason Pearce as Field CTO for Asia Pacific and Japan, marking significant regional growth and a commitment to securing critical infrastructure.
MailGuard warns of new scam targeting Telstra customers
Wed, 25th May 2022
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phishing
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martech
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commerce systems
Telstra customers in Australia are being targeted by a new scam that aims to steal credit card details through phishing techniques.
MailGuard intercepts sinister cybercrime emails notifying users of COVID-19 “relief payment”
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
MailGuard has intercepted malicious emails claiming to offer COVID-19 relief payments, exploiting financial uncertainties caused by the pandemic.
MailGuard warns against extortion phishing emails
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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blockchain
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cryptocurrency
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advanced persistent threat protection
MailGuard has highlighted dangerous email scams following its interception of a large run of extortion phishing emails that demand a ransom payment in bitcoin.
ANZ Bank warns businesses and customers of phishing scam
Thu, 28th Nov 2019
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fintechs
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phishing
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email security
ANZ Bank warns of a new phishing scam using the bank's trademarks; malicious emails claiming to be from ANZ are infiltrating inboxes.
Apple Pay “brandjacked” in new phishing attack
Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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smartphones
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phishing
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martech
A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.
Melbourne cybersecurity firm snaps up MailGuard cofounder
Tue, 5th Jun 2018
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mailguard
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pronto software
According to Forticode CEO Tony Smales, the addition of MailGuard cofounder Simon Cocking is like ‘picking up a star recruit’.
Ezi Office Supplies site compromised in email phishing attack
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cloud services
Hackers have taken over the domain of Ezi Office Supplies and are spreading malware through invoice emails. Recipients should exercise extreme caution.
Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.
Microsoft Dynamics brandjacked in latest wave of email scams
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics is one of the latest applications to have its branding mimicked through phishing attacks that collect Microsoft login credentials.
MailGuard brings on Colin Garro to lead channel business
Mon, 29th Jan 2018
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open source
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channel manager
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mailguard
MailGuard appoints Colin Garro as global sales and channel director to drive growth through strategic alliances and launch the Cyber Ready initiative.
New year rings in scams in the guise of Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC emails
Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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malware
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fintechs
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financial systems
Scammers kick off the new year with email fraud using fake Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC branding, sending malicious links and attachments to Australian users.
Cybercrime selling like hotcakes: Ransomware sales soar 2500% in one year
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
The way criminals ply their trade has changed dramatically since the rise of the digital era, and not for the better – at least for the victims.
Mass Telstra, Xero & CBA email scams blocked in a single week
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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fintechs
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phishing
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financial systems
Telstra, Xero, CBA and go via have all been impersonated as part of phishing scams that are starting to look like the real thing.
Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software
Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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fintechs
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financial systems
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email security
Cybercrime networks may be chasing smaller businesses who don’t have a dedicated infosec or IT team to help defend against scams.
Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.
Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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uc
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fintechs
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financial systems
MYOB users are being warned of a major phishing scam trading on their brand, involving fake invoices and malware hosted on a Chinese domain.
NAB phishing scams making the rounds, MailGuard reports
Mon, 29th May 2017
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fintechs
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phishing
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email security
A new wave of bank phishing emails is hitting recipients, this time from attackers impersonating National Australia Bank.
In-depth: Security experts explain the WannaCry ransomware's world domination
Mon, 15th May 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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casb
Does it make you WannaCry? Experts from around the world comment on the ransomware's deadly attacks over the weekend, & if there's a way to stop it.
Large-scale ASIC scammer targets Australian businesses
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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phishing
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email security
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mailguard
Scammers are posing as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Registry to get money and personal information.