Students and staff both report a widespread malicious email campaign today. The body of the email is blank and there is a PowerPoint (.ppt) slide deck file attached. Inside the slide deck is a malicious link; DO NOT CLICK IT. If you mistakenly clicked the link, please reach out to security@illinois.edu as soon as possible […]
Introducing Our Employee Assistance Program for 2024
A scam campaign is going around purporting to be an employee assistance program. This is NOT a legitimate email. Please use your “Report Spam” button in Outlook and do not click any links in the message.
Purchase officer
Another variant on the $500/wk job offer scam is going around, this time purporting to be an opportunity from the Red Cross organization. Be vigilant when receiving messages from random people, sent to email addresses that don’t match your own, and that require contacting generic addresses or providing personal or financial information!
Document shared with you: “DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS AND DATE.docx” (via Google Drive)
Updated March 1, 2024: This campaign is going around today, utilizing legitimate Google Docs sharing tools to phish and potentially spread malware. See examples below. Do NOT click on any links if you aren’t certain you know who is sending them and why. One way to determine whether a sharing notification is legitimate is to […]
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Customers are seeing a wave of “Viva Engage” notifications with noreply@yammer.com addresses is going around. These are legitimate notifications, but potentially a nuisance. To manage your email notification preferences, follow Microsoft’s steps here.
IT Service Notification
A fake alert about terminating Microsoft 365
Please Verify Your Account!!!
ADMIN UPGRADE
Phishing Campaign Targeting International Students
There is a phishing campaign circulating this week targeting international students. An example message is provided here. Note that it is attempting to impersonate university leadership and is making alarming statements that might cause someone to panic and act without thinking. The message is also full of grammatical errors and prompting recipients to share personal […]