Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’re starting off the week with a spear phish. This one looks well-researched, but there are some flaws that give it away as a scam. The email uses UD information, such as the correct address, but it incorrectly titles IT the “Department of Information...
Feb 19, 2016 | Telephone Scams
It’s tax season once again, and that means scammers are busy trying to file fraudulent tax returns in your name. We’ve received a report of a vish (the telephonic equivalent of a phishing email) claiming to come from the IRS. The robo-call claims to be...
Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Phishers appear to be hitting the University community hard. Over the past week, we’ve received several reports of a variety of spear phishing messages that target members of the University community. These emails are not part of the phishing test; these are...
Nov 3, 2015 | Breaches, Passwords, Vulnerabilities
Passwords can be a chore; even those who laud the security offered by password protection for accounts and devices acknowledge that many people don’t like having to invent and memorize secure passwords. It’s exactly that perspective that leads some people...
Oct 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s only Monday morning and we’re already seeing numerous reports about a spear phishing campaign making cycles around campus. These two emails use the idea of information security as a pretext for the scam. Both appear to come from legitimate UDel email...
