Malware
Links to reports about malware attacks.
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MalwarePhone Scams
Android Phone Users Plagued by Fake Virus Alerts
by Brett M. Christensen February 28, 2018While visiting a website on your Android phone, a popup alert suddenly appears that claims that your phone has several viruses that you will need to remove immediately.
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Emails purporting to be from Australia Post claim that the delivery of a package to the recipient has failed because of an addressing error or because nobody was home.
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Fake invoice emails that harbour macro malware continue to hit inboxes around the world.
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Malware
DHL Express ‘Parcel Arrival Notification’ Malware Email
by Brett M. Christensen January 31, 2018This email, which purports to be from DHL Express, is supposedly a pre-arrival notification for a parcel that has been delivered to your local post office.
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Malware
Australia Post ‘Sending Not Delivered’ Malware Email
by Brett M. Christensen November 28, 2017This email, which purports to be from Australia Post, claims that a dispatch was not delivered to your address because nobody was home.
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Malware
‘You’ve Been Issued With an Infringement Notice’ Malware Email
by Brett M. Christensen October 10, 2017According to an email that is currently hitting inboxes, you’ve been issued with an infringement notice and must pay a fine.
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Vodafone customers should watch out for fraudulent emails claiming that their Vodafone bill is ready.
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A malicious email that claims to be a renewal notification from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is currently being distributed.
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According to this email, you can check an IOU document by opening an attached Microsoft Word file.