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    Scammers target Origin Energy customers again

    By Stephen Withers
    Jun 14 2017
    8:00PM


    A security provider has warned of a second "realistic" malware campaign masquerading as electricity bills.

    We’re guessing that last month’s malware campaign posing as Origin Energy bills (see below) was successful, because security provider MailGuard has detected a fresh wave.

    Tens of thousands of copies of the email arrived this morning, according to the company.

    MailGuard CEO Craig McDonald said “the fraud Origin email is highly realistic and installs malware at the click of a button. It perfectly mimics the branding and billing format of the popular energy provider.”

    The “View bill” link triggers a JavaScript payload that attempts to steal private information from internet browsers.

    Clues that the email is not what it appears are that the ‘From’ address is noreply@originofenergy.net, and the salutation is a generic “Dear customer”.


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    Yep... got one the other day.

    The 'real' Origin attach a pdf of a bill and address you personally.

    I knew instantly it was a fake, as the amount was way too low to be a genuine Origin bill.

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