Phishing Alerts

2/9/16 Appreciation Initiative: Housing Expense Reduction

UA Information Security received a phishing email report in which recipients are directed to call an 855 number in order to reduce their housing expenses.

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

 

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2/4/16 Outlook / Exchange email

UA Information Security received a phishing email report, where the sender warns recipients that their email will be undergoing maintenance.  The date is several days ago, and there are multiple grammatical errors and misspelled words.

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

 

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2/3/16 Sub

UA Information Security has received multiple reports of a phishing email this afternoon that warns recipients that they must validate their email ID for a system cleanup.  They are directed to click a link. 

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you clicked on the link 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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2/3/16 Subscriber

UA Information Security has received multiple reports of a phishing email this afternoon that warns recipients that they must validate their email ID for a system cleanup.  They are directed to click a link.  The email is originating from India.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you clicked on the link 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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1/31/16 Notes and Study Guides for Classmates at UA

UA Information Security received a phishing email report asking UA students to click on a link to learn more about "taking notes" for classes and getting paid.

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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2/2/16 ΙD: 937598132

UA Information Security received a phishing email report, where recipients are instructed to click on a link to unlock their Apple IDs.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you clicked on the link 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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2/1/16 New message from "University Faculty"

UA Information Security received a phishing email report, where recipients are asked to click on a link that redirects away from the link shown in the email.

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

 

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2/1/16 Award Notification

UA Information Security received a phishing email report that had an attachment appearing to be a Word document.  The attachment actually contains malware.

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

 

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1/31/16 Physics Lessons

UA Information Security received a phishing email report, where the sender claims to be seeking a tutor for his daughter.

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

 

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1/29/16 New Important Course Message

UA Information Security received a phishing email report that is supposedly a new message from the University of Arizona, but originates in Nigeria. 

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you clicked on the link 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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