Phishing campaign impersonating New Zealand government agencies
Emails impersonating NZ government agencies request payment details; recipients should verify sender addresses.
MEDIUM
Severity & confidence
Source severitymedium
Platform severitymedium
Confidencehigh
Exploitationunknown
CVSS-
Affected
CountriesNZ
Sectorsgovernmentretail
Reporting sources (1)
NZ Police / CERT NZ
๐ฏ Why should I care?
- Affects a country you follow (New Zealand).
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-08-17T14:07:49
Last updated2026-08-17T14:07:49
Ingested2026-08-18T20:07:49
FreshnessRECENT
Threat typephishing
MITRE ATT&CK
T1566
Recommended action
Do not click links in unsolicited emails; report to CERT NZ.
Next steps
- Identify affected systems in your environment.
- Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
- Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
- Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
Reported by a government or cert-grade source (CISA, NCSC, NVD, ENISA, MSRC).
Source type: gov ยท Original: NZ Police / CERT NZ
