Jun 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
UD has partnered with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct security tests on UD’s systems and employees. As part of this effort, the DHS launched a simulated phishing attack on UD email accounts starting on June 3. Three emails were designed...
May 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
A new phish swam into UD inboxes this morning, claiming that your email account has exceeded its “storage limit” and that your account will be deleted unless you click a link to verify your account. We know that doesn’t quite make sense, but at least...
Apr 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
The latest phish reported at UD is a fake security notice with the subject heading “Important Information from TIAA-CREF.” This phish was convincing enough that we had to call TIAA-CREF to confirm that this message is a scam. This phishing scam is hard to...
Mar 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
We’ve received several reports this morning about a new phishing attack on UD email accounts:We are pleased that many UD faculty, staff, and students are now astute enough to recognize a phishing scam like this one. It is an example of a spear phishing attack,...
Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Spear phishing attacks, email scams tailored to trick you because of your role at UD, are rising dramatically. We are not alone; spear phishing is increasing across the Internet. In fact, here is a report we received from another university: Note that the hacker took...
