Campus targeted by gift card fraud

Feb 26, 2019 | Newsletter

Spear phishing for iTuna. I mean, iTunes… Some 91% of cyber attacks begin with a spear phishing email.* Phishing attacks have been on the rise at UD—keep reading to learn more about how to identify and protect yourself against these attacks. What is spear...

“President on line 1…”: CEO fraud and how we stop it

Sep 28, 2018 | Newsletter

Our community recently reported a spate of phishing scams imitating University leadership—including President Dennis Assanis—and demanding everything from wire transfers to large numbers of iTunes gift cards. BEC (business email compromise, aka “CEO...

Spoofed email addresses reported by sharp-eyed UD employees

Jun 1, 2018 | Fraud

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...

Whale Phishing Affects UD Administration

Nov 11, 2016 | Uncategorized

On Nov. 9, several members of the administration reported to receiving emails from President Assanis and Finance VP Greg Oler asking them to process a wire transfer. Recipients of this email were suspicious of this request and notified IT. The emails were fake and...

Phishing scam claims to come from UDel president

Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

Members of the UD community are reporting a phishing scam that boldly claims to come from President Assanis. This email is yet another example of spear phishing, where scammers research an organization and use names and other information to craft a targeted message...