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Listed below are the latest phishing scams that have been acted upon by Information Security. Think you’ve received a phishing email? Don’t click it, report it.
Email Scam (Mar 22, 2024): “Your HelpDesk ticket registered as 231211-025”
From: X <x@uchicago.edu> Subject: Your HelpDesk ticket registered as 231211-025 Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:32 AM Dear UChicago community, This is the last time we will notify you that we'll stop processing incoming emails in your school account, and the reason...
Email Scam (Mar 9, 2024): “Kindly send me your active cell number”
From: Deborah Gorman-Smith <aem37964184@gmail.com> Subject: Kindly send me your active cell number Date: March 9, 2024 5:53am <Blank Message Body>
Email Scam (Feb 26, 2024): “Student Transcript Request | Sent on | Monday, February 26, 2024”
From: X<x@uchicago.du> Date: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM Subject: Student Transcript Request | Sent on | Monday, February 26, 2024 A copy of your Student record is available for you to look at Look through and keep up to date with your accomplishments...
Security News
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Phone Calls You Can Ignore – It’s a scam!
Written by Kendall R Williams, Information Security Engineer (ITS) Have you ever received a threatening phone call from the IRS, Social Security Administration, or perhaps from the Chinese Consulate? Phone scams are on the rise, especially during this time of year...
This Email Scam has a Real Password
Written by Kendall R Williams, Information Security Engineer (ITS) You may want to react to this new email scam, but don’t. From: Bad Guy <badguy@outlook.com<mailto:badguy@outlook.com>>Subject: <username> - SEuJ5Kyb Lets get right to the purpose. You...
Vulnerability Alert: Meltdown and Spectre
What is Meltdown and Spectre? You may have heard about Meltdown and Spectre in the news these past few days. There is a lot of confusing information out there since these vulnerabilities were revealed to the public much earlier than anticipated - so we're going to...