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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 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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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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blockchain
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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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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.
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Apple Pay “brandjacked” in new phishing attack

Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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phishing
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commerce systems
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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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.
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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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fintech
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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.
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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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supply chain
​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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Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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fintech
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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.
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Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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fintech
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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.
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In-depth: Security experts explain the WannaCry ransomware's world domination

Mon, 15th May 2017
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ransomware
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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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Fake eWAY invoice contains malicious macro attachments

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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email
MailGuard has detected a new email scam masquerading as eWAY, embedding malicious macros in fake transaction confirmations to download malware.
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Phishers bypass content blockers and target Apple users in latest attacks

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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phishing
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email security
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apple
A simple replica login page is fooling Apple users into falling for a phishing attack - and it's using font substitution to bypass content blockers.
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AMEX phishing scam uses encryption to lull users into 'false sense of security'

Fri, 27th Jan 2017
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encryption
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phishing
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email security
A new fake AMEX phishing attack uses tactics that lull users into a false sense of security: A mirrored website and SSL certificates, says MailGuard.
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Hemisphere Technologies signs ANZ distie deal to bolster portfolio

Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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partner programmes
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hemisphere technologies
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mailguard
Hemisphere Technologies has signed an ANZ distribution deal with MailGuard to add a cloud security offering to its portfolio.
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MailGuard on the hunt for partners in NZ

Thu, 17th Nov 2011
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smb
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mailguard
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partners
MailGuard is reviving its presence in NZ, seeking partners for a program aimed at enhancing SMB email security and driving revenue.