Phishing Alerts

11/17/14 Decision-Making Tool

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning asking recipients to follow a link in order to learn Warren Buffett's guidelines for decision making.

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11/15/14 Your Mailbox is Full

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning, warning recipients that their mailboxes are full, and that they should click on a link and provide information in order to increase their mailbox size.

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11/17/14 Job

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning, asking recipients to respond to an email in order to give feedback on products and be paid.

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11/14/14 RE: You have exceeded

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning, asking recipients to click on a link in order to upgrade their email space.

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11/13/14 Apple Your receipt No.1456587288

UA information Security received a phishing report this afternoon.  The email appears to be an automatic reply from Apple, where the recipient is notified of a download being made on the user account, and a charge made in the user's name.  The links embedded in the email are hidden links to forged websites.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you clicked on the link, responded to the email, or provided any information, please contact your local IT Support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible.

 

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11/13/14 Swift

UA Information Security received a phishing report this afternoon.  The sender is trying to entice recipients into opening an attachment in order to view a copy of a payment.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you opened the attachment or responded to the email, please contact your local IT Support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible.

 

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11/13/14 Belly Melt - The Lazy Way

UA Information Security received a spam report this morning, which signals the beginning of holiday spam and phishing. 

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11/13/14 Spending Summary | 2014

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning, asking recipients to click on a link in order to see recent transactions that may have impacted credit ratings.

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11/7/14 Report(s) as of November 07

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning.  The sender asks recipients to click on a link to check changes to credit scores. 

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11/5/14 Quick Question

UA Information Security received a spam report.  The sender emailed a large portion of the campus community, asking faculty members to meet with her so that she can buy textbooks from them.

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