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 […]
A confirmed phish email with the subject line "www.yorku.ca // YourUsername@yorku.ca" was reported. The sender's email address was spoofed. Clicking on聽Review / Keep Current Password聽will redirect users to a fraudulent site http://yorku.caiz3gyuv2ldk9gpjabwia-iz3gyuv2ldk9gpjabwia.聽bakkasund.com/psswrd.php#Y3Jvb2tzZEB5b3JrdS5jYQ== 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 […]
As of August 2nd, UIT is making changes to the current 鈥淩eport Phishing鈥 button in Outlook. Users will see the existing button with the 鈥渇ish鈥 icon be replaced by a new version that is integrated with new Microsoft email protection technologies. The new button has a different icon but works similarly and provides more immediate […]