Scams & Security Threats

Avast Cybersecurity Training Modules

The New Avast Cybersecurity Basics Training Quiz provides training on Data Security, Identity Management, and Social Media Security Did you know that 65% of adults wish they know more about how to spot or avoid phishing scams? Education and training...

September 26, 2023

Microsoft Update Required to Fix Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft Scams & Security Threats

Microsoft Update Required to Fix Windows Vulnerability

Microsoft have released updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 that fixes a Windows vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting. The security flaw which is called Follina (CVE-2022-30190) by researchers, can result in your computer been hijacked through programs like...

June 17, 2022

Fake ATO myGov Tax Refund Email Targeting Australian

Scams & Security Threats

Fake ATO myGov Tax Refund Email Targeting Australian

Australians, be on the lookout for a scam email that appears be sent from myGov advising you that you are eligible to receive a refund that has been targeting Australia over the last week. MailGuard Email security service were the...

October 17, 2020

Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Email “high-extremity alert”

Microsoft Scams & Security Threats

Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Email “high-extremity alert”

If you have a Microsoft Office 365 account, which most of us do now, be on the lookout for an email claiming your incoming email messages can’t be delivered. It will contain your email address, the message ‘A high-extremity alert...

May 10, 2020

Scams & Security Threats

COVID-19 NAB Phishing Scam Email

If you are a NAB customer, watch out for a COVID-19 phishing email that is now circulating that is after your bank details. Below is what the email looks like with all the links directing you to the scammers website...

March 21, 2020

Scams & Security Threats

ANZ Phishing Scam Email

If you are an ANZ Bank customer, be on the look out for an scam email from ANZ which is a phishing scam. The email sender’s name is ‘ANZ Online’ but is sent from a compromised account. Here’s what the...

January 11, 2020

Beware of another fake Telstra bill phishing email scam

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Beware of another fake Telstra bill phishing email scam

There is a new phishing scam that is posing as a Telstra bill targeting Australian inboxes and all Telstra customers are urged to delete the email immediately. It was first spotted by the security company Mailguard on Monday who said...

September 17, 2019

Scams & Security Threats

6 Ways To Spot An Email Scam

6 Ways to Spot an Email Scam Email scams are getting sneakier and more complex everyday – so what can you do to avoid being the victim of one? To help, we’ve drafted a list of red flags to look...

August 14, 2019

Test if you are likely to get Scammed with Google’s Phishing Test

Scams & Security Threats

Test if you are likely to get Scammed with Google’s Phishing Test

Jigsaw, an experimental project at Google tasked with trying to solve problems in the tech world, has set a phishing test to see how easily you can be scammed. The test is free and well worth the few minutes it...

January 24, 2019

Scams & Security Threats

Scammers pretending to be Telstra & NBN

This year there seems to have been a surge in “remote access”, with known figures of more than 8,000 Aussies losing a total of $4.4 million to Telstra, NBN, Microsoft and even NSW Police impersonators. Here is what you need...

August 18, 2018

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Avast Cybersecurity Training Modules

Microsoft Update Required to Fix Windows Vulnerability

Fake ATO myGov Tax Refund Email Targeting Australian

Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Email “high-extremity alert”

COVID-19 NAB Phishing Scam Email

ANZ Phishing Scam Email

Beware of another fake Telstra bill phishing email scam

6 Ways To Spot An Email Scam

Test if you are likely to get Scammed with Google’s Phishing Test

Scammers pretending to be Telstra & NBN

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Microsoft Update Required to Fix Windows Vulnerability

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