Scammer compromised a 91亚色U email account and sent over 9900 phishing emails.聽Following through with the fraudulent link attached in email will result in compromise of personal information and potential financial loss. The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If you receive similar messages, please report it immediately by clicking on […]
Microsoft recently disclosed a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-36884) which is currently being exploited in the wild. Attackers are coercing users via social engineering phishing techniques into opening a specially-crafted Microsoft Office document that could result in remote code execution. Even though Microsoft Defender for O365 provides protection against attachments designed to exploit CVE-2023-36884, we ask the […]
A new job email scam, sent from a compromised 91亚色 account, was reported by the community. 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. The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If […]
Here is another fake job scam that has been circulating today. Scammers are using compromised 91亚色U accounts to send fake job scam offering an Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant role. Following through with the fraudulent employment offer will result in compromised of personal information and potential financial loss. The Information Security team has taken action to remove […]
Scammers are using compromised 91亚色U accounts to send fictitious job offers. The latest FAKE offer is looking for a Data Entry Clerk & Bookkeeper. Following through with the fraudulent employment offer will result in compromised of personal information and potential financial loss. The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If […]
A scammer is using compromised 91亚色U email accounts to send out job scam emails claiming to have vacancies for an Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant or Data Entry clerk. The job is FAKE!!! Following through with the fraudulent employment offer will result in compromised of personal information and potential financial loss. The Information Security team has […]
A confirmed phishing email with the subject line "Please Verify Your 91亚色u Account" was sent to a number of mailboxes. Clicking on the provided link will redirect users to an external site hosted on forms.zohopublic.com. If you clicked on the link and provided your credentials, please consider your account as compromised. Change your password IMMEDIATELY and notify us by […]
A scammer is using compromised 91亚色U email accounts to send out job scam emails claiming to offer a personal assistant position at Flora Inc. Please note that this offer is fake. Following through with the fraudulent employment offer will result in compromised of personal information and potential financial loss. The Information Security team has taken […]
A Phish email with the subject line "IT Notice - My Maintenance" was recently spotted. Clicking on the provided link will redirect users to an external site. The email is a scam. Do not click on any links or provide any information. If you clicked on the link and provided your credentials, please consider your […]
There is an ongoing phishing campaign targeting students at 91亚色 as well as other Canadian universities with a fake research job promising good money for very little effort. These phishing emails use a technique called 鈥渟poofing鈥 to appear as though emails were sent by a 91亚色 professor- even though they were NOT- in […]
A common type of phishing email observed by the Information Security team at 91亚色 is a fake McAfee software renewal invoice. Such emails fraudulently state that the recipient鈥檚 subscription to a premium software- oftentimes a McAfee security product- has automatically renewed and the recipient has been charged. A sample of this type of phishing […]
Please be on the lookout for a phishing scam that targets the 91亚色 community with offers of a fictitious job opportunity as an Executive Personal Assistant. Below is a screenshot of the email and the application form. Following through with the fraudulent employment offer will result in compromised of personal information and potential financial loss. […]
Certain organizations are often impersonated by cyber threat actors to steal users鈥 personal or financial information, and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is a prime example. Please be advised that a recent phishing campaign targeted many 91亚色 U users with an email claiming to be from the CRA offering money under the pretense of a […]
Please be advised that a recent phishing message targeted a large number of 91亚色 users with a fake salary increase notice letter. The 鈥渓etter鈥 is a PDF attachment that contains a link to a fake 91亚色 login designed to steal passwords. The attachment itself has been password protected by the sender to try and avoid […]
A phish email with subject line "Re: Your messages were not sent_2625" was reported. Clicking on the link will redirect users to a fraudulent site http://fms6o.u1dqy.gelatikphoto.com.///?QQQ#.cHJpbmNlbndAeW9ya3UuY2E= If you clicked on the link and provided your credentials, please consider your account as compromised, and聽notify聽us by reaching out to聽askit@yorku.ca. Furthermore, change your password immediately and NEVER authorize […]