SMiShing or scam? Just delete messages like this one

Several of our colleagues report having received a suspicious text like this one on their cell phones: If you see a message like this on your phone, delete it. Do not reply to it. If you reply STOP or HELP, you have confirmed to the sender that your number is a live...

Spoofed email addresses reported by sharp-eyed UD employees

Scammers are always trying to pull a fast one on you. This morning, several members of the University community told reportaphish@udel.edu that they received email allegedly sent by a high-ranking UD official. The message came from a fake email address that included...

FBI: Go home and turn your routers off and on to clear malware

The FBI and security researchers are advising that we should reboot our home and small business internet routers to remove malware (called VPNFilter) detected on over 500,000 routers. That’s right, just go home and turn your internet router off (or unplug its...

Bank of America phishing scheme spotted at UD

Last week, a staff member caught the phish shown below: We have detected irregular activity on your account on the date 05/01/2018.For your protection, we have temporary limited your account. In order to regain full access to your account, you must verify this...