Articles from:December 2016

  • Phishing Attempt Subject: Information service

    The email below is an example of a Phishing Attempt that was received by users on campus. If you’ve received this email, do not click on any of the contained links and delete it from your inbox.

    Please note that Brock will never send emails asking for your personal information.

    If you identify an email you think is a phishing attack, or you are concerned you may have fallen victim, contact the service desk at x4357 or email us at [email protected]

    Phishing Email:
    Subject: Information service
    Our University, has been subjected to so many phishing attacks
    in the past week and for this reason IT service has updated it’s spam filters
    of all incoming mail servers. To enable the new spam filters in your mail box,
    logout and re-login your account to replace the old spam filters of your account.
    Logout
    Your role as a member of the university community-
    In contribution to more safety and security, forward all phishing mails to
    IT department
    IT service assistant
    To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to:-
    http://disclaimer.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/disclaimer/disclaimer.html

    Tags:
    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Phishing Attempt Subject: Upgrade Your brocku.ca Account

    The email below is an example of a Phishing Attempt that was received by users on campus. If you’ve received this email, do not click on any of the contained links and delete it from your inbox.

    Please note that Brock will never send emails asking for your personal information.

    If you identify an email you think is a phishing attack, or you are concerned you may have fallen victim, contact the service desk at x4357 or email us at [email protected]

    Phishing Email: 
    Subject: Upgrade Your brocku.ca Account
    We wish to inform you Brock University are updating our brocku.ca login page.  To update to latest version Simply CLICK HERE and get 32 gigabytes more space.

    Tags:
    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Phishing Attempt Subject: Brock University Upgrade

    The email below is an example of a Phishing Attempt that was received by users on campus. If you’ve received this email, do not click on any of the contained links and delete it from your inbox.

    Please note that Brock will never send emails asking for your personal information.

    If you identify an email you think is a phishing attack, or you are concerned you may have fallen victim, contact the service desk at x4357 or email us at [email protected]

    Phishing Email:
    Subject: Brock University Upgrade
    Your Brock e-ID Anti Virus shield expires December 06, 2016 18:48:13. You will not be able to access your account if the shield security is not upgraded.
    You are strongly encouraged to activate the shield security immediately with your Brock email password.
    Click on Brock Anti Virus and complete the requested details so as to keep your account active.
    Help Desk
    Brock University
    2016 Webmail Intellectual Property.
    If you have any questions or problems, please see the Anti Virus FAQ or contact the Information Technology Help Desk.

    Tags:
    Categories: Cyber Security