Recent email security threats

Here is a gallery of the most recent dangerous mass-email security threats impacting Australians.

Fake Email (July 2019) – Note: Nonsense mix of company & software names; non-specific content – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake Sentrian-Office 365 Email (June 2019) – Note: Fake sender address, vague email title, poorly formatted content – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake 3CX Voicemail Email (May 2019) – Note: Registered Trademark logo instead of @ symbol next to 3CX in email address, don’t click links in emails – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake NAB Email (May 2019) – Note: Well formatted but non-specific information (“Dear customer”), don’t click links in emails – Source: MailGuard

Fake Office 365 Voice Email (May 2019) – Note: Illegitimate sender address, vague email title, poorly formatted content – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake Voicemail Email (March 2019) – Note: Nonsense sender & recipient address, non-specific content & poorly formatted – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake 3CX Email (February 2019) – Note: Suspicious sender address, confusing email title, ambiguous & poorly formatted content – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake Dropbox Email (January 2019) – Note: Generic greeting, confusing/unrecognisable content, unsolicited file – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Fake Voicemail Email (December 2018) – Note: Wrong & confusing sender address, incorrect receiver address, incorrect phone system – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Commbank Phishing Email (November 2018) – Note: No user-specific information (Dear User), poor grammar – Source: MailGuard

Xero Phishing Email (November 2018) – Note: no user-specific information, no branding – Source: MailGuard

McCheckup Phishing Email (November 2018) – Note: Fake brand, no user-specific information – Source: ACMA

ANZ Fake Email (October 2018) – Note: incorrect sender address, no user-specific information, bad formatting, no branding – Source: Sentrian Service Desk

Office 365 Fake Email (October 2018) – Note: no user-specific information, bad formatting, suspicious link – Source: MailGuard

AGL Fake Email (October 2018) – Note: no user-specific information – Source: MailGuard

myGov Fake Email (July 2018) – Note: sender address, poor formatting, fake button – Source: Stay Smart Online

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