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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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« […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]