Yet another attempt to gain access to user accounts, AKA Phishing Attempt, has been received by campus email.
Below is an example of the message. Notice some of the things in the email that may give you a clue that it could be a scam:
Recently, you may have received an email that was alerting you your office 365 password was expiring.
This was a test to see if you could spot a phsihing attempt email.
The email looked like this:
Did you spot the signs that it was a phishing attempt?
Recently, a series of phishing attempts were made against the University to steal user account information. The emails involved were some of the most creative attempts to have been sent to our campus.
There are some tips and tricks you can do to help protect not only your own information but also University resrouces. Your efforts to help combat this prolifict means of data mining is crucial to protecting the integrity and availibility of our precious resources.
In IT Services we continually strive to help arm you with relevant information to continue your efforts.
