{"id":5799,"date":"2024-02-14T14:04:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:34:47","slug":"ato-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/ato-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"ATO Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-executive-summary\"><strong>Executive Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shreshta Threat Intelligence <\/a>has uncovered a <a href=\"https:\/\/ato.gov.au\/\">ATO<\/a> Scam targeting Australian Taxation Office users.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tax return scams involving myGov are on the rise and these deceptive sites, pretending to be a legitimate ATO website, seek to extract  the users login credentials. We urge Australian citizens to be on guard against such phishing websites impersonating the ATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-motive\"><strong>Motive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The motive of these threat actors executing the ATO Scam is to get  access to Personally Identifiable Information of the user. This poses a risk of identity theft, financial fraud, tax-related scams, and targeted phishing attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical Analysis of<\/strong> <strong> Phishing Campaign Aimed at ATO Users<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_1-1024x532.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_1-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_1-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_1-1536x798.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 1 &#8211; Screenshot of the phishing website that mimics Australian Taxation Office(ATO)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_2-1024x532.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_2-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_2-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_2-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_2-1536x798.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 2 &#8211; Screenshot displays the acceptance of incorrect credentials indicating a scam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_3-1024x532.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_3-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_3-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_3-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_3-1536x798.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 3 &#8211; Upon signing in, the subsequent page prompts users to provide their account information and details of\u00a0 notice of assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_4-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_4-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_4-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_4-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_4-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_4.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 4 &#8211; It Then displays a page to verify the identity, incorrect details are also accepted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_5-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_5-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_5-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_5-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_5-1536x804.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Figure_5.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure 5 &#8211; This screenshot displays successful linking of the account to the ATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Safety Recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you become a victim of cyber crime,  file a complaint at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/report-and-recover\/report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/report-and-recover\/report<\/a>. You can even call and report to <strong>1800\u00a0008\u00a0540<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be alert about emails, telephone calls and  messages claiming to be from the ATO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay updated on the latest scam alerts by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ato.gov.au\/about-ato\/subscriptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribing to ATO email updates.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are an enterprise, protect your organisation in real-time from cyber threats such as phishing, malware, newly registered domain names and other malicious communication using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/dns-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shreshta DNS Firewall<\/a>. Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sales@shreshtait.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sales@shreshtait.com<\/a>\u00a0for a free 30-day trial<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your myGov details are precious so do not let a scammer get access to them. Tax payers need to be alert not to fall prey to such phishing scams, by not divulging their Personally Identifiable Information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indicators-of-compromise\">Indicators of Compromise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>http:\/\/ato-mygov.tax\/<br>http:\/\/mygov-atoreturns.com\/<br>http:\/\/mygovato.help\/<br>slfmygovatopaid.info<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary Shreshta Threat Intelligence has uncovered a ATO Scam targeting Australian Taxation Office users.\u00a0 Tax return scams involving myGov are on the rise and these deceptive sites, pretending to be a legitimate ATO website, seek to extract the users login credentials. 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