While this may be a legitimate request, the spammy character of his distribution method leads us to distrust this message if you received it. We recommend you delete without opening any attachments or clicking any links.
Category: Awareness Notices
Domain Listings – Website Listing Service
This is an example of a snail-mail phishing scam! If you receive a notice requesting payment for your xxxxxxxxx.illinois.edu website or domain, you do NOT need to pay it. University websites and sub-domains are managed internally. Below is an example of a fake invoice. You’ll notice that it says it is NOT a bill, but […]
Campus notice on phishing awareness
The following legitimate email was sent to the university community on 9/4. Reposting here for archival purposes due to relevance to this site. Dear University Community, In an effort to further enhance our cyber defenses, we want to remind you of a common cyber-attack that everyone should be aware of – phishing. “Phishing” is the […]