The Office of Information Systems has been notified of a possible phishing email circulating in our area. The email offers a part-time job to people who are willing to make calls. The scam offers money based on the number of calls made. You will never get paid for the work performed. If you receive one […]
Archives for October 2017
Employment Phishing Scam
The following text is from a Phishing email going around campus. I am XXXX XXXXX and I work as a clinical counselor for the department of Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES). I provide individual and group therapy, coaching, assessment and academic screenings to support students with disabilities (physical, chronic, psychiatric, and invisible)registered with DRES. […]
Don’t Let a Phishing Scam Reel You In
Cyber-criminals use phishing—a type of social engineering—to manipulate people into doing what they want. Social engineering is at the heart of all phishing attacks, especially those conducted via e-mail. Technology makes phishing easy. Setting up and operating a phishing attack is fast, inexpensive, and low risk: any cyber-criminal with an e-mail address can launch one. […]