Emmanuel Marshall from mailguard writes:<\/p>\n
Banks are well-trusted institutions, so when cybercriminals are looking for good trademarks to use in their email attacks they often rip-off bank branding. This new scam email uses the NAB trademark to try and persuade recipients that it is a genuine notification message from their bank. The message tells the victim that they have been sent a \u201cSWIFT message\u201d as a \u201cconfirmation of payment\u201d to their account.<\/p>\n
There is a .PDF titled \u201cNAB_Swift\u201d attached to the email, which links to a file hosted on DropBox. When the file is opened it will automatically install malware on the victim\u2019s computer.<\/p>\n
Email-borne malware can have many destructive effects on computer systems, including installing viruses like spyware and enabling remote control by hackers. Cybercriminals know people can be tricked; that\u2019s why they send out millions of scam messages and put so much effort into making them look convincing.<\/p>\n
People are not machines; we’re all capable of making bad judgement calls. It\u2019s just a matter of time before someone in your organisation has a momentary lapse of judgement and clicks on the wrong thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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