Its Email Week, do you know how to minimise the risk of email scams?
The most common threat we see is paying fraudulent invoices – if a supplier suddenly has a new account, call someone you know to verify the change, it is very hard to recover your funds once they have left your bank account.
Australian Cyber Security Centre has some great tips for small businesses.
Scam Emails (Phishing)
What?
‘Dodgy’ emails, messages, or calls designed to trick recipients out of money and data
Criminals will often use email, social media, phone calls, or text messages to try and scam Australian businesses.
These criminals might pretend to be an individual or organisation you think you know, or think you should trust.
Their messages and calls attempt to trick businesses into performing specific actions, such as:
– Paying fraudulent invoices or changing payment details for legitimate invoices
– Revealing bank account details, passwords, and credit card numbers (sometimes known as ‘phishing’ scams, cybercriminals can mimic official branding and logos from banks and websites to seem legitimate)
– Giving remote access to your computer or server
– Opening an attachment, which may contain malware
– Purchasing gift cards and sending them to the scammer
More info can be found here: https://www.cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/publications/small-business-cyber-security-guide
