“Policies Violation” email is a phishing scam

Multiple people reported this phish overnight. How did they know this was a phishing scam and not a legitimate warning? First, it follows the usual phishing pattern of identifying an alleged emergency then over-politely asking you to click a link to verify your...

“Help Desk” email is phishing scam directed at UD

This morning, several people have reported this less-than-convincing phish: Because of the UD Shield image, some people will ignore the puzzling grammar and click the link in this message. If bigwigs like Colin Powell and John Podesta can fall for a phishing scam and...

Phishing scam claims to be part of UD “Security Update”

This morning, multiple people are reporting getting this phishing scam aimed at the University of Delaware community: If you see this message, just delete it. If you spend just a few seconds examining this message, you should be able to tell it’s a scam: Why...

Email claiming you’ve exceeded UDel email quota is a phishing scam

If you see this email message, do not click the link. It’s a phishing scam: This is the second well-crafted spear phishing attack we’ve seen at UD this week. It contains no obvious spelling or grammar issues and uses “IT Support Center” and...