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Claroty appoints Jason Pearce as Field CTO for APJ

Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
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Claroty appoints Jason Pearce as Field CTO for Asia Pacific and Japan, marking significant regional growth and a commitment to securing critical infrastructure.
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MailGuard warns of new scam targeting Telstra customers

Wed, 25th May 2022
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Telstra customers in Australia are being targeted by a new scam that aims to steal credit card details through phishing techniques.
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MailGuard intercepts sinister cybercrime emails notifying users of COVID-19 “relief payment”

Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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MailGuard has intercepted malicious emails claiming to offer COVID-19 relief payments, exploiting financial uncertainties caused by the pandemic.
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MailGuard warns against extortion phishing emails

Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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MailGuard has highlighted dangerous email scams following its interception of a large run of extortion phishing emails that demand a ransom payment in bitcoin.
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ANZ Bank warns businesses and customers of phishing scam

Thu, 28th Nov 2019
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ANZ Bank warns of a new phishing scam using the bank's trademarks; malicious emails claiming to be from ANZ are infiltrating inboxes.
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Apple Pay “brandjacked” in new phishing attack

Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.
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Melbourne cybersecurity firm snaps up MailGuard cofounder

Tue, 5th Jun 2018
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According to Forticode CEO Tony Smales, the addition of MailGuard cofounder Simon Cocking is like ‘picking up a star recruit’.
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Ezi Office Supplies site compromised in email phishing attack

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Hackers have taken over the domain of Ezi Office Supplies and are spreading malware through invoice emails. Recipients should exercise extreme caution.
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Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero

Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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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.
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Microsoft Dynamics brandjacked in latest wave of email scams

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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Microsoft Dynamics is one of the latest applications to have its branding mimicked through phishing attacks that collect Microsoft login credentials.
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MailGuard brings on Colin Garro to lead channel business

Mon, 29th Jan 2018
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MailGuard appoints Colin Garro as global sales and channel director to drive growth through strategic alliances and launch the Cyber Ready initiative.
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New year rings in scams in the guise of Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC emails

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Scammers kick off the new year with email fraud using fake Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC branding, sending malicious links and attachments to Australian users.
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Cybercrime selling like hotcakes: Ransomware sales soar 2500% in one year

Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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​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.
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Mass Telstra, Xero & CBA email scams blocked in a single week

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Telstra, Xero, CBA and go via have all been impersonated as part of phishing scams that are starting to look like the real thing.
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Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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Cybercrime networks may be chasing smaller businesses who don’t have a dedicated infosec or IT team to help defend against scams.
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Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.
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Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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MYOB users are being warned of a major phishing scam trading on their brand, involving fake invoices and malware hosted on a Chinese domain.
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NAB phishing scams making the rounds, MailGuard reports

Mon, 29th May 2017
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A new wave of bank phishing emails is hitting recipients, this time from attackers impersonating National Australia Bank.
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In-depth: Security experts explain the WannaCry ransomware's world domination

Mon, 15th May 2017
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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.
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Large-scale ASIC scammer targets Australian businesses

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Scammers are posing as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Registry to get money and personal information.