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Phishing Alert - NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT (Please Verify your account immediately to avoid Deactivation)!! / VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSITANT JOB (REMOTE)

A targeted phishing email with the subject lines "NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT (Please Verify your account immediately to avoid Deactivation)!!" OR "VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSITANT JOB (REMOTE)" has been spotted. It's purpose is to trick recipients. The link redirects users to a Google Form that requests your Email Address, Password and Duo Passcode.  Please note […]

Passport 91ÑÇÉ« password complexity requirements update

Passport 91ÑÇÉ« uses a password strength estimator to ensure that users set strong, difficult to crack passwords for their account.  This is done in order to increase the security of their various accounts at the University. The estimator analyzes passwords and assigns them a score based on their complexity. We have increased the score required […]

Phishing Alert - * Release Held Messages * / You have messages on hold'

A targeted phishing email with the subject lines "* Release Held Messages *" OR "You have messages on hold'" has been spotted. The phishing email was sent from a compromised account unrelated to 91ÑÇÉ«. The emails included a link to a fake site resembling a Passport 91ÑÇÉ« Login page, asking recipients to provide their […]

Job Scam Alert - Virtual Assistant Needed

A fraudulent job scam email with the subject line "Virtual Assistant Needed" was sent from a 91ÑÇÉ« compromised account to various mailboxes. The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If you receive similar messages, please report it immediately by clicking on the Report Phishing button or forward it to phishing@yorku.ca. If you […]

Phishing Alert - Important Message for All Staffs and Students

A targeted phishing email with the subject line "Important Message for All Staffs and Students" has been spotted. It's purpose is to trick recipients. The link redirects users to a Google Form that requests your Email Address, Password and Duo Passcode.  Please note that 91ÑÇÉ« will NEVER request for passwords, Duo passcodes or other personal […]

Job Scam Alert - Store Evaluator Job Opening

Scammers are using compromised 91ÑÇÉ«U accounts to send fake job scam offering a weekly payment of $400 to $600 to be a part time store evaluator. Students are the main target of the FAKE job offer. The email asks prospective applicants to provide their Full Name, Cell number and personal email address. Following through with […]

Phishing Alert - Enriching Opportunities: Donation of Machine Tools for Professional Development

A phishing email sent from address <deereislingxlu98@gmail.com> was spotted. The The email offers a donation of machine tools. This is a scam attempt. If you have received this email, please disregard it and do not provide any personal information or respond to the sender.

Phish Alert - "Ongoing Employment Opportunity" AND "Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant!!"

Scammers are using compromised 91ÑÇÉ«U email accounts to send fictitious employment emails looking for an Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant. The link will open a Google Form, asking for personal information and requests that recipients get in touch with Dickens Tryone at hrworldvision1@outlook.com. The scammer may ask to connect over the messaging app, Discord. If you have […]

Phish Alert - NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR YORKU ACCOUNT!!

A new targeted phishing email with the subject line "NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR YORKU ACCOUNT!!" was spotted. 91ÑÇÉ« will NEVER ask you to provide your email address, password and duo code. The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If you receive similar messages, please report it immediately by clicking […]

Phish Alert - Dylan Cybulski shared a document

A phishing email seemingly originating from Dylan Cybulski, dylancybulski@trentu[.]ca with the subject line "Document shared with you: "Winter Faculty Bonus 2024.docx"" was sent to various mailboxes. The objective of the phishing emails is to compromise users’ accounts by linking to a Google document which linked to a Google form asking users to provide their 91ÑÇÉ« […]

Job Scam Alert - Work from Campus/Dorm/Home (Winter 2024 Semester) AND Administrative Assistant / Customer Service(Winter 2024 Semester)

It has come to our attention that emails with subject lines "Work from Campus/Dorm/Home (Winter 2024 Semester)" AND "Administrative Assistant / Customer Service(Winter 2024 Semester)", seemingly originating from uchicago.edu email addresses, are circulating. Please be advised that these emails are not legitimate and are a scam. The Information Security team has taken action to remove […]

Job scam alert - Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant !!!

Several waves of phishing emails promoting FAKE jobs leveraging compromised 91ÑÇÉ« users' accounts have been detected. These emails claim to offer recipients a well-paying remote job with no qualifications and link to a Google form that requests personal information. The "job" in question will instruct victims to deposit FAKE cheques through personal bank accounts […]

Phish Alert - Notice by admin verify your account

Scammers are using compromised accounts to send phishing emails to the community to verify their account. Email subject: NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT!! Please note that 91ÑÇÉ« will NEVER request for passwords, Duo passcodes or other personal information via email or Google Form.The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. […]

Phish Alert - Please Verify Your 91ÑÇÉ«U Account

A confirmed phishing email with the subject line "Please Verify Your 91ÑÇÉ«u Account" was sent to a number of mailboxes. Clicking on the provided link will redirect users to an external site hosted on google forms. If you clicked on the link and provided your credentials, please consider your account as compromised. Change your password IMMEDIATELY and notify us […]

Phishing Alert - Salary Increase, Dividend, Compensation Raise, Insurance Plans and Benefit Package Update

Phishing emails containing a QR code with subject line "Salary Increase, Dividend, Compensation Raise, Insurance Plans and Benefit Package Update" were reported.  Illustration 1 Illustration 2 The emails are fraudulent and do NOT scan the image. If you scanned the QR code and provided your credentials, this may have allowed hackers to access your account. Change your […]