Information Technologies | Secure UD Threat Alerts

Spoofed email addresses reported by sharp-eyed UD employees

Jun 1, 2018 | Fraud, Phishing

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...

Use 2FA, MFA AND common sense to protect your UDel accounts

May 9, 2018 | Breaches

The implementation of two-factor authentication (2FA) and Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) at the University of Delaware has made UD accounts much more secure. Hackers cannot break in to a 2FA- or MFA-protected account with just a username and a password....

Yahoo Phishing Scam Identified

Apr 30, 2018 | Phishing

One of our staff caught this Yahoo phish early Monday morning. Phishing attempts that resemble the one below share certain characteristics that make the phish easily identifiable. A clear sign that an email allegedly from a trusted organization is not legitimate is...

Phony Google Docs invites are phishing!

May 3, 2017 | Phishing

We’re currently seeing reports of phishy emails that imitate Google Docs invitations. The “Open in Docs” button is actually a link that redirects to a malicious URL–not something you want to click! Here’s one of the fake invites: Note the...

“Admin Authentication” email is a Phishing scam!

Jan 27, 2017 | Phishing

This phish is pretty easy to spot, but multiple copies have swum into UD inboxes this morning: It comes from a spoofed email address (webmaster@udel.edu) and asks you to click a link that is clearly not a UD link for something about your “Secure Account.”...