MailGuard on Tuesday identified several new scam emails purporting to come from Australia Post. In a post on LinkedIn, MailGuard CEO Craig McDonald said one of the emails that is being sent by cybercriminals suggest that a parcel could not be delivered to the email recipient. It urges the user to click a link to ‘Get Shipping Label’ before bringing it to Australia Post outlets, McDonald said. Clicking on the link takes the user to a fake AusPost landing page, McDonald said. “The URL is not even remotely close to that of the legitimate AusPost URL, which is http://auspost.com.au,” he said. The recipient is asked to click on “download information” to retrieve the shipping label but upon doing so, the recipient is actually downloading an executable dropper/malware which can potentially download a form of crypto ransomware, McDonald said in his post. “Downloading ransomware will lock all files by encrypting them on the local device or network, with a ransom demanded to be paid before files can be decrypted,” McDonald said. McDonald said the cybercriminals behind this scam are sending the email from different email addresses. Also each email contains a different URL, which makes it harder for anti-virus vendors to identify and block,” he said. Cybercriminals also used the Australia Post brand in early February this year in an email scam offering people a job working from home for the organisation. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content brandpost Who’s paying your data integration tax? Reducing your data integration tax will get you one step closer to value—let’s start today. By Sandrine Ghosh Jun 05, 2023 4 mins Data Management feature 13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation IT leaders too often find themselves behind on business-critical transformation efforts due to gaps in the technical, leadership, and business skills necessary to execute and drive change. By Stephanie Overby Jun 05, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Skills case study Merck Life Sciences banks on RPA to streamline regulatory compliance Automated bots assisted in compliance, thereby enabling the company to increase revenue and save precious human hours, freeing up staff for higher-level tasks. By Yashvendra Singh Jun 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation Robotic Process Automation tip 3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in particul By Diana Bersohn and Mauricio Bermudez-Neubauer Jun 05, 2023 5 mins CIO Accenture Emerging Technology Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe