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  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: IT Service Desk Support

    Monday, June 06, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

    Phishing Email: 

     

    Sent: Friday, June 3, 2016 12:49 PM

    Subject: IT Service Desk Support

     

    ITS Service Desk Support requires your immediate re-activation of your Email account. This is to upgrade email account to Microsoft Outlook 2016. Inability to complete this procedure will render your account inactivate. Activate by completing the survey procedure. CLICK HERE [MALICIOUS LINK REMOVED] : to activate.

     

    Regards,

    IT Service Desk Support

     

    Tags:
    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: Verify

    Friday, May 20, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

    Phishing Email: 

    From: Justine Ring

    Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 5:54 PM

    Subject: Verify

    Your e-mail account was LOGIN today by Unknown IP address: 103.240.180.228, click on the Administrator link below and LOGIN to validate and verify your e-mail account or your account will be temporary block for sending more messages.

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    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: Brock

    Friday, May 13, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

    Phishing Email: 

    From: Diane Nichole Morrison [mailto:diane.morrison25@uga.edu]
    Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 2:22 PM
    Subject: Brock
    You have exceeded your Brock University mail box quota limit click HERE <https://www.cognitoforms.com/HQA1/DiscoverBrockUniversity>  for manual update

    Tags:
    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: RTGCS

    Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

     

    Phishing Email: 

    From: Swanbon, Gloria [mailto:gswanbon@necc.mass.edu]

    Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 9:01 AM

    To: info@mail.com

    Subject: RTGCS

    NB:Information &Technology

     

    We have upgraded to (4GB Outlook Mail App E-space)

    Please login to your account to validate E-space. Your

    account is still open for you to send and receive mail.

    CLICK HERE to sign in and update.

     

    Sincerely,

    Service Account Management Team

    Information Technology Services

    Thanks for your cooperation.

    Copyright ©2016 IT Center Internet Rights Reserved

     

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    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: FW: seven(7) missing messages

    Tuesday, April 12, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

    Phishing Email: 

    From: Anna Breydo [breydo01@email.franklin.edu]
    Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 8:47 AM
    Subject: seven(7) missing messages
     
     
    You have seven(7) missing messages and cannot be accessed due to unusual activities on your mailbox, Click Here to retrieve missing messages and continue using your mailbox.

    Tags:
    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: HELP DESK

    Thursday, March 31, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

    Phishing Email: 

     

    From: Lisa Matthews [mailto:mattlis@bvu.edu]
    Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 5:10 PM
    To: info@live.edu
    Cc: info@live.edu
    Subject: HELP DESK
    Your Brock University  e-mail account was Attended to be LOGIN today by Unknown IP address: 103.240.180.228, click on the Administrator link below and LOGIN to validate and verify your e-mail account or your account will be temporary block for sending more messages. CLICK LINK  BELOW: https://form.myjotform.com/60895998827583
    Thank you”
    Copyright Brock University  ©2016
    Webmaster, Inc. All rights reserved.

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    Categories: Cyber Security

  • Recent Phishing Attempt. Subject: Important Message from ITS

    Tuesday, March 29, 2016 | By

    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 itsecurity@brocku.ca

    Phishing Email: 

    From: ITS Helpdesk

    Subject: Important Message from ITS

    Dear OWA User

    We received your request at 8.19AM March 28th 2016 to delete your OWA Mailbox permanently. Please reconfirm your request by choosing either of the two options below. If you fail to click on Option1 we will have no other choice than to delete your OWA Mailbox permanently.

    1. Click here to continue using our service (log in your details)

    2. Click here to discontinue using our service.

    Note : Please DO NOT change your Password after the verification so we can Update your BrockU OWA Mailbox.

     

    Yours Sincerely,

    BrockU Helpdesk

     

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    Categories: Cyber Security

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